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EXPLANATION. 



These questions have been prepared expressly to meet the 
present wants of Sunday schools. The particular object 
of the consecutive questions is to make the scholar famil- 
iar with the Gospels, preparatory to more involved and crit- 
ical study on the basis of chronology. 

Notwithstanding their elementary character, no Scrip- 
ture difficulty has been intentionally passed over ; but 
where the answer might not be readily obtained, the 
appropriate one has been given in the question book'. Occa- 
sionally, to inspire the zeal of the pupil, and the interest 
of the teacher, an answer has been withheld, which it may 
require thought and inquiry to obtain. 

As it is important that the scholar should commit the 
answers to the questions before the hour of recitation, but 
few Scripture references are given, and when given there is 
rarely more than one, and that one as direct as possible. 



11 Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1856, by 
Carlton & Phillips, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of 
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CONTENTS. 
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Lesson Subject. Page 

I. Birth of John Foretold by an Angel.— Chapter 1, 1-23. . 7 

II. The Birth of Christ Announced.— Chapter i, 24-45 .... 11 

III. The Birth, of John,— Chapter i, 46-80 13 

IV. The Birth of Christ.— Chapter ii, 1-24 18 

V. The Childhood of Jesus.-- Chapter ii, 25-52 21 

VI. John the Baptist.— Chapter iii, 1-38 26 

VII. The Temptation — Sermon in the Synagogue at Naza- 
reth.— Chapter iv, 1-44 29 

VIII. The Miraculous Draught of Fishes — The Paralytic 

Healed.— Chapter v, 1-39 33 

IX. The Sabbath and Acts of Mercy — A Discourse upon 

our Duties toward Others. — Chapter vi, 1-49 38 

X. Healing of the Centurion's Servant — Eestoring to Life 

the Son of the Widow of Nain.— Chapter vii, 1-23 . . 43 
XL Christ's Testimony to John the Baptist — The Alabas- 
ter-box of Ointment. — Chapter vii, 24-50 46 

XIL The Parable of the Sower — The Tempest upon the Sea 

Eebuked. — Chapter viii, 1-25 49 

XIII. Legion Cast Out — Healing of Jairus' Daughter. — 

Chapter viii, 26-56 52 

XIV. The Feeding of the Multitude — Acknowledgment of 

the Messiah. — Chapter ix, 1-27 55 

XV. The Transfiguration — The Journey to Jerusalem. — 

Chapter ix, 28-62 57 

XVL The Seventy Disciples Sent Forth.— Chapter x, 1-20 . . 61 



b CONTENTS. 

Lesson Subject. Pack 

XYII. The Inquiring Lawyer and the Good Samaritan.— 

Chapter x, 21-42 68 

XVIIL Prayer — Christ Defends himself against the Charge 

of Collusion with Beelzebub.— Chapter xi, 1-28 . . 66 
XIX. Christ Rebukes the Pharisees and Lawyers.— Chap- 
ter xi, 29-54 63 

XX. Our Lord teaches Reliance upon a Divine Provi- 
dence. — Chapter xii, 1-32 72 

XXI. Our Lord enjoins Watchfulness.— Chapter xii, 33-59 76 
XXII. The Barren Fig-tree — Our Lord weeps over Jeru- 
salem. — Chapter xiii, 1-35 79 

XXIII. Christ at the House of one of the chief Pharisees.— 

Chapter xiv, 1-35 # 83 

XXIV. The Prodigal Son.— Chapter xv, 1-32 86 

XXV. The Unjust Steward — The Rich Man and Lazarus. 

— Chapter xvi, 1-31 89 

XXVI. Forgiveness of Injuries — Healing of Lepers — 

Coming of the Son of Man.— Chapter xvii, 1-37 . . 93 
XXVII. The Unjust Judge — Publican and Pharisee — The 
Young Ruler — The Blind Man Healed. — Chap- 
ter xviii, 1-43 97 

XXVIII. Zaccheus — The Nobleman and his Servants. — 

Chapter xix, 1-27 101 

XXIX. The Approach to Jerusalem.— Chapter xix, 28-48.. 104 
XXX. Parable of the Husbandmen — Tribute to Cassar — 

The Resurrection. — Chapter xx, 1-47 106 

XXXI. Gifts for the Treasury — The Destruction of Jeru- 
salem Foretold. — Chapter xxi, 1-38 110 

XXXII. The Last Passover.— Chapter xxii, 1-38 114 

XXXIII. The Betrayal — Chapter xxii, 39-71 118 

XXXIV. Pilate and Herod.— Chapter xxiii, 1-25. . . . 121 

XXXV. The Crucifixion.— Chapter xxiii, 26-56 123 

XXXVI. The Resurrection .— Chapter xxiv, 1-53 126 



QUESTIONS ON LUKE. 



LESSON I. 

BIRTH OF JOHN FORETOLD BY AN ANGEL. 
Chapter i, 1-23. 

1. What had many persons done? 
What is meant by, to set forth in order ? 

What by, those things which are most surely believed t 
Who was St. Luke ? (See Bib. Sch. Man, p. 209.) 
What other book of the New Testament did he write ? 
(See same.) 

2. By whom had these things teen delivered ? 
What is meant by, delivered them unto us ? 
What by, ministers of the word ? 

3. What does St. Luke say of himself f 
What is meant by, it seemed good to me f 
What by, & perfect understanding of all things ? 

Is there anything in this opposed to the inspiration of 
this book by the Holy Ghost ? (There is not ; for 
the gift of the Holy Ghost did not set aside the ex- 
ercise of a man's natural faculties ; as any one can 
see by the difference in the style of the writers of 
the books of the Bible. What he wrote was so far 
inspired as to be under the superintendence and con- 
trol of the Holy Spirit, and to record only the truth, 
and to omit no fact of importance.) 

Who was Theophilus? (It is supposed that he was a 
Gentile convert to Christianity, probably a native of 
Italy.) 

What is implied in the term, most excellent f (That he 
was a man of rank, as this was applied to rulers.) 



8 QUESTIONS ON LUKE. [Les. 1. 

4. Why did St. Luke write to him ? 

What is meant by, that thou mightest know the certainty ? 

What is the meaning of instructed here ? (Catechised 
— the words may be translated, "wherein thou hast 
been catechised," which implies that St. Luke's Gos- 
pel is an historical explanation of the catechism 
which Theophilus had learned when he became a 
Christian.) 

5. In the days of what Icing does this Gospel com- 

mence f 

What priest lived in those days ? 

Who was his wife t 

What can you relate of Herod? (See Bib. Diet.) 

How could Herod be called king, if the Romans had 
conquered the country? (Judea had been overrun 
by the Romans, and was held in imperfect subjuga- 
tion until Herod was appointed to its government, 
and was permitted to assume the title of king, and 
establish the government as a kingdom tributary to 
the Roman power. Up to this period he had reigned 
over the kingdom for about thirty years, in great 
power and splendor.) 

What is meant by, of the course of Abia ? (In 1 Chron. 
xxiv, the arrangement of the priests into courses, by 
king David, is given ; the eighth in order, as given in 
the tenth verse, is the course of Abijah.) 

Who was Aaron ? 

How could Elisabeth be one of his daughters ? 

6. What is said of their character ? 
What is meant by, righteous before God? 

What are here meant by, commandments and ordinances f 
What is meant by, walking in them blameless ? 

7. Had they children? 
What is said of their age ? 

What is meant by, well stricken in years t 

8. How was he engaged at this time ? 

What is meant by, executed the priest y s office t 

What by, before God t 

What by, in the order of his course f 



Ch. 1.] QUESTIONS ON LUKE. 9 

9. What lot fell to him? 

What is here meant by, according to the custom ? 
What by, his lot? (See Bib. Sch. Man., p. 143, ^10 

to 15.) 
What by, the temple t (The Holy of Holies.) 

10. Where was the multitude, and how engaqed? 
What is here meant by, without t 

What by, at the time of incense 1 

Of "what was the offering of incense symbolical ? (Rev. 
viii, 3, 4.) 

11. Who appeared unto him? 
Where did he stand ? 

Has an angel a bodily form ? 

How could one appear to Zacharias ? 

12. How was Zacharias affected by the sight? 
What is meant by, he was troubled t 

Why should Zacharias fear ? 

13. What did the angel say to him? 
What was heard ? 

What does he say of Elisabeth? 

What should be the child' 1 s name ? 

What prayer is referred to here ? (The prayer which 

he then offered up. This was not a prayer for a son, 

but for the redemption of Israel, and the coming of 

the Messiah.) 
What is the meaning of John ? (The grace or mercy 

of God.) 

14. How could he be affected at his birth? 
Who would rejoice with him? 

15. What does he say of the character of the child? 
What of his habits ? 

With what should he be filled? 

What is meant by, great in the sight of the Lord t 

What by, shall drink neither wine nor strong drink ? 

(Shall lead a life of abstemiousness and self-denial, 

like the ancient prophets.) 
What by, shall be filled with the Holy Ghost ? (Shall be 

richly endowed with the influences and power of the 

Holy Spirit from his earliest years.} 



10 QUESTIONS ON LUKE. [Les. 1. 

16. What should he do? 

Who are here meant by, the children of Israel f 
What is meant by, his turning them to the Lord ? (Shall, 
by his preaching, convert or turn them to repent- 
ance and obedience to the Lord.) 

17. What also should he do ? 

How should he make ready a people ? 

What is meant by, in the spirit and power ofEliasf 
(With the boldness and energy which were exhibited 
by the prophet Elijah, and should also resemble him 
in his retired and austere manner of life.) 

Who is referred to in the words, go before him ? 

What is meant by. to turn the hearts of the fathers to 
the children f (Bring back again the religious spirit 
of the fathers to the present generation.) 

What by, to make ready a people prepared for the Lord? 

18. Wliat did Zacharias say to the angel? 

19. What did the angel say in answer? 

Did this angel ever appear on earth before this time ? 
(Dan. viii, 16, and ix, 21.) 

20. What did he say would happen to Zacharias ? 
Why was this to be sent upon him ? 

21. What did the people do all this time? 
How were they affected? 

Why did they wait for him ? (That he might dismiss 
them, according to custom, with his blessing.) 

22. What could he not do ? 
What did the people perceive ? 

Wliat did he do that made them suppose this to 

be the case ? 
What is meant by, seen a vision f 

What by, beckoned unto them ? (Made signs, indicating 
that he had seen an extraordinary vision.) 

23. When the days of his ministration ended what 

did he do ? 
What is meant by, the days of his ministration were ac- 
complished f (His week's serviee was ended.) 



Ch. 1.] QUESTIONS ON LUKE. 11 



LESSON II. 

THE BIRTH OF CHRIST ANNOUNCED. 
Chapter i, 24-45. 

24, 25. Whom did Elisabeth acknowledge as the au- 
thor of her mercies ? 

26. When was Gabriel again sent forth? 
To what city t 

What is meant by his being sent from God ? 
Where was Nazareth, and what account can you give 
of it ? (See Bib. Sch. Man., p. 97.) 

27. To whom was Gabriel sent ? 
What was her name? 

What is the meaning of espoused ? (See Bib. Sch. Man- 
ual, p. 152, If 4, 5.) - 

What of the house of David f (Of the family of David 
— a descendant of David.) 

Who was David f 

28. What did the angel say to her ? 
What is here meant by, highly favored ? 

What by, the Lord is with thee f (It might be rendered, 
"the Lord be with thee," a customary form of salu- 
tation.), 

Whv did he call her, blessed among women t (A Hebrew 
phrase, signifying the happiest and most fortunate 
of women. This was true of Mary, because she en- 
joyed the exalted honor of being the mother of Jesus.) 

29. How was Mary affected ? 
What did she do ? 

What is meant by, she was troubled f (Perplexed and 
disturbed in reference to the meaning of this extra- 
ordinary salutation.) 

What by, cast in her mind ? 

30. What did the angel say to her ? 
Why should she not fear? 

What is the meaning of found favor with God? 
How may we find favor with God ? 



12 QUESTIONS ON LUKE. [Lea. 2. 

31. What name should she give to her son? 

32. What does the angel say of him ? 
What is meant by, he shall be great ? 

What by, he shall be called the Son of the Highest ? 

(Equivalent to saying, he shall be the Son of the 

Highest.) 
Who is meant by, the Highest? 
What is meant by, the throne of his father David ? (The 

spiritual kingdom promised to the Messiah, the Son 

of David ; thus fulfilling the prophecies. 2 Sam. vii, 

12 ; Psalm ii, 7, 8 ; Isa. ix, 6.) 

£3. Over whom would he reign? 

What is said of his Mngdom ? 

What is here meant by, the house of Jacob? (Both the 
Jewish people and all the true spiritual Israel of God, 
who acknowledge Jesus as their Saviour and King.) 

What is meant by the expression, of his kingdom there 
shall be no end t 

34. What did Mary say to the angel ? 

35. Row did the angel answer her ? 
Who is the Holy Ghost? 

36. What did the angel say of Elisabeth ? 

37. What general truth did he then declare ? 
What does this mean? 

38. What did Mary then say ? 
What did the angel do ? 

What is here meant by, the handmaid of the Lord? 
Of what is Mary's reply expressive? (Of her entire 

submission to the will of God.) 
Is it always safe thus to trust in the providence of 

God? 

39. What did Mary now do ? 
Whither did she go ? 

What is meant by, the hill-country ? (The hills run- 
ning across the middle of Judea, from south to north, 
gave to the tract along which they ran the name of 
the hill-country. Here was the city of Hebron, one of 
those given to the tribe of Judah, (Josh, xxi, 10, 13,) 



Ch. L] QUESTIONS ON LUKE. 13 

and which is expressly said to be in the mountains 
or hills. (Josh, xi, 21 ; xv, 48, 54.) Hebron is, there- 
fore, thought to be the city here mentioned.) 

40. Into whose house did she enter ? 

Whom did she salute f 

What is meant by, saluted Elisabeth ? 

41. With what was Elisabeth filled ? 

What is meant by, being filled unth the Holy Ghost t 

42. What did she do f 
WJiat did she say t 

43. 44. What honor had teen conferred upon her ? 
What did she mean by, the mother of my Lord f (Through 

the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, she knew that 
Mary was to be the mother of the promised Mes- 
siah.) 

46. Whom did she say was Messed ? 
What should there oe f 

To what did she refer in the expression, blessed is she 
that believed? (Verse 38.) 

How did Elisabeth know that she had believed ? 

Why did the Saviour come down to this earth, and re- 
ceive a human birth ? 



lesson m. 

THE BIRTH OF JOHN. 
Chapter i, 46-80. 

46. What did Mary say f 

What is it to magnify the Lord? (To celebrate and 
extol the Lord.) 

47. In whom had her spirit rejoiced? 
What is meant by, my spirit hath rejoiced f 






14 QUESTIONS ON LUKE. [Les. 3. 

48. What had God regarded? 

What would she henceforth oe called ? 

What is meant by, hath regarded the low estate of his 

handmaiden ? 
What by, all aenerations ? 
Why should she be called blessed ? 

49. What had God done to her ? 
What does she say of him ? 
What is meant by, holy is his name ? 

50. Upon whom is his mercy ? 
What is it to fear God? 
What is meant by, the mercy of God ? 

51. What had God showed? 
What had he done to the proud ? 
What is meant by, showed strength with his arm t 
What by, scattered the proud in the imagination of their 

hearts ? (He defeats the vain imaginations and de- 
vices of the proud and wicked.) 

52. What had he done to the mighty ? 
What to them of low degree ? 
What is the meaning of this ? 

53. What had he done for the hungry? 
What to the rich ? 

What is implied in this ? 

54. Whom had he helped ? 
Why had he done this ? 
Who is here meant by, Israel? 

What is meant by, in remembrance of his mercy? 

55. To whom had God spohen ? 
Who are here meant by, our fathers ? 

56. How long did Mary remain ? 
Whither did she then go ? 
Where was her house ? 

57. To whom, teas a son horn? 



Oh. 1.] QUESTIONS ON LUKE. 15 

58. Who heard of it? 
How were they affected ? 

59. For what purpose did they come on the eighth 

day? 

What name did they give him ? 

After whom did they call him ? 

What was circumcision? (A religious rite, established 
by God himself, and made by the law of Moses es- 
sential to the admission of any one to the Jewish 
communion. It was performed upon infant children 
of Jewish parents, when they were eight days old ; 
and upon those who had not been circumcised in in- 
fancy, at the time of their becoming Jewish converts. 
It corresponded, therefore, in many respects, to the 
rite of baptism in the Christian dispensation.) 

60. What did his mother say in reference to the 

name ? 
Why did she wish to have him called by this name ? 

61. What did the relatives say to her? 

62. To whom did they make signs ? 
For what purpose ? 

Why did they make signs instead of speaking to him ? 

63. For what did he ash? 
What did he write? 

How were they affected dy this ? 

What is here meant by, a writing-table ? (A writing- 
tablet, corresponding somewhat to the modern slate. 
The tablets were made of different material, some- 
times of brass, often of lead or wood, covered with 
wax. The writing was traced with an iron point or 
style.) 

Why did the relatives marvel at this ? 

64. What then occurred ? 
What did he do ? 

When had the angel foretold that he should recover 
his speech? 

65. What was the effect of this occurrence ? 
Why was it calculated to excite fear ? 
What is referred to by, these sayings ? 



16 QUESTIONS ON LUKE. [Les. 3. 



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66. What did those that heard them do ? 
What did they say ? 
What was tcith him f 

What is meant by, laid them up in their hearts ? 
What by the expression, what manner of child shall 

this be ? 
What by, the hand of the Lord waa with him ? 

67. With ichat teas Zacharias filled ? 
What did he do ? 
What is meant by, prophesied? 

68. How did he commence his prophecy ? 
What had God done ? 

What is meant by, he hath viaited and redeemed hia 
people ? 

69. What had he raised up ? 
Where had he done this? 

What is meant by, a horn of salvation ? (The horn 
was, among the Hebrews, a symbol of power, taken 
from those animals whose strength was in their 
horns. It is here applied to our Saviour, inasmuch 
as he is a powerful and all-sufficient Saviour.) 

What by, the house of David? (In his family — among 
his descendants.) 

70. By whom had he spolcm ? 

What had he spoken by the mouth of his holy prophets ? 
What is meant by, since the world began ? 

71. What had been implied in these prophecies? 

72. What would God perform? 
Wliat would he remember ? 
Who are meant by, our fathers t 
What by, his holy covenant f 

73. Wliat besides would he remember? 

To what oath does Zacharias refer ? (Gen. xxii, 16-18.) 

74. 75. What would he grant ? 

What is meant by, Ml holiness and righteousness before 
him? 



Ch. l.| QUESTIONS ON LUKE. 17 

76. What did he say of Ids child ? 
Why should he be thus called ? 

What is meant hy, the prophet of the Highest f 
Wbat l>y, before the face of the Lord? 

77. What should he do f 

How did John (/ive. knowledge of salvation f 
What is meant by, the remission of sins t 
How may we secure the remission of ours? 

78. Through whose mercy would this be obtained ? 
What had visited themf 

What is meant by, the cfay-sprvngf (Either the dawn 
of a better day, or the Messiah, who brought life and 
immortality to Light, is meant.) 

What hy, from on fflgh f 

79. For what purpose had the day-spring msited 

them f 
Who are meant by, them that sit in darkness and in the 

shadov) of death ? 
What is meant by, the way of peace ? 

80. What is said of the child ? 
Where did he remain f 
Until what time ? 

What is meant by, waxed strong in spirit ? (Increased 
in Intellectual energy.) 

What is meant by, in the d&ertsf (He lived in retire- 
ment, with his father and mother, in a part of Judea 
called the desert, from its being rocky and sparsely 
settled.) 

What by, the day of his showing? (Until he com- 
menced his public preaching.) 



18 QUESTIONS ON LUKE. CLes, 4 






LESSON IV. 

THE BIRTH OF CHRIST. 

Chapter ii, 1-24. 

1. What came to pass in those days? 

What day 8 are referred to here ? 

What is meant by, a decree ? 

Who was Caesar Augustus? (The Roman emperor. 
Csesar was the family name or designation of office, 
and Augustus an honorary title, signifying august or 
illustrious. These names were both applied, in suc- 
cession, to a long line of monarchs, the first of whom 
was Julius Csesar. The one here spoken of was Oc- 
tavianus Caesar. The one in power when Paul ap- 
pealed unto Csesar was Nero.) 

What is meant by, all the world t (The whole of the 
tributary kingdom of Herod — the whole country of 
the Jews, now subject to the Roman power.) 

What is here the meaning of taxed t (Not to pay in 
the money, but to be enrolled ; that is, to have their 
names inscribed in a public register, preparatory to 
the collection of a tribute.) 

2. When was this taxing first made? 

What is here the meaning of was first made ? (This en- 
rollment for a tax first took effect ; that is, the first 
tax was collected under it in the days of Cyrenius, 
called by the Romans Quirinius, who was governor 
eleven years after the birth of Christ.) 

Where was Syria? (The country now called Asia Mi- 
nor, embracing Palestine.) 

3. Where did all go to oe taxed ? 

What is meant by, into his own city? (The city in 
which the family from which he had descended was 
orginally settled.) 

4. From whence did Joseph go ? 
Whither did he go ? 

Why did he go to this city ? 



Ch. 2.] QUESTIONS ON LUKE. 19 

Where was Galilee? 

In what portion of Galilee was Nazareth ? 

Why was Bethlehem called the city of David ? (1 Sam. 

xvi, 1, 4.) 
What is the meaning of Bethlehem ? (The house of 

bread.) 
What of, the house and lineage of David? 

5. For what purpose did he go to Bethlehem f 

6, 7. What tooh place while they were here? 
What are meant by, swaddling clothes ? (Swathes or 

bandages wound around the limbs of infants. The 
ancients were very careful to bind up the limbs of 
infants, lest their tender frame might acquire, 
through weakness or an accidental injury, any dis- 
tortion.) 

What is here meant by, a manger ? (Not the place set 
apart for horses to eat hay, as with us ; for they have 
no hay in the East to be eaten. The text signifies a 
stable, which was an inferior place of accommodation, 
the middle of which afforded room for cattle, and the 
sides for persons.) 

What was the character of the Eastern inn? (See 
Bib. Sch. Man., p. 159.) 

8. Who were in the same country f 
How were they engaged f 

What was the custom of the Jews in reference to their 
flocks? (They sent out their flocks of sheep, in 
which chiefly their wealth consisted, in the spring, 
into the open country. As there were no inclosures, 
shepherds accompanied them to preserve them from 
beasts of prey, and from the banditti which roved 
about the country. These shepherds kept a watch 
of'three hours each, by turns.) 

9. Who came upon them? 
What shone round them ? 

How were they affected ? 

What is meant by, came upon them ? 

What by, the glory of the Lord ? (A supernatural light, 
probably the Shekinah, or glorious light which at- 
tended the divine presence.) 

Why did this event fill them with fear? 
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20 QUESTIONS ON LUKE. [Les. 4. 

10. What did the angel say to them ? 
What did he oring them ? 

What was there in their message to cause great joy? 
What is meant by the expression, xohich shall be for all 

people ? 
How is this to be fulfilled? 

11. What message did the angel then announce to 

them f 
What is meant by, a Saviour? 
What is the meaning of Christ? (Anointed.) 
Why was Jesus thus called ? 
What is meant by, the Lord ? 

12. What sign did the angel give to them f 
What is here meant by, a sign ? 

13. Who suddenly were with the angel ? 
How were they engaged ? 

Who are meant by, the heavenly host ? 

14. What did they say ? 

Can you think of the reason why the birth of Christ 

glorified God ? 
How has it brought peace upon earth ? 
What is meant by, good will toward men ? 

15. Whither did the angels then go ? 

What did the shepherds say to each other ? 
Where do you suppose the heaven is to which the angels 

went? 
Can we ever enter there ? 

16. How did they come? 
Whom did they find? 

17. When they had seen this what did they do ? 
What saying did they make known ? 

18. How were those affected? 

19. What did Mary do ? 
What is meant by, kept all these things ? 
What bj", pondered them in her heart * 



Ch. 2.] QUESTIONS ON LUKE. 21 

20. How did the shepherds return f 
For what did they praise God f 

Why did they glorify and praise God for this ? 

Have we any reason to join with them in their praise? 

21. When was the child circumcised? 
What name was given to him f 
Who had previously named him ? 
Why was he called Jesus f 

22. What days were accomplished f 
Whither did they bring Jesus f 
For what purpose t 

What is implied in the words, to present him to the 
Lord? 

23. What is written in the law of the Lord ? 
What is here meant by, holy to the Lord ? 

24. What did they offer at this time ? 

Is there anything in this offering that shows that the 
parents of Jesus were poor ? (Lev. xii, 8.) 



LESSON Y. 

THE CHILDHOOD OF JESUS. 

Chapter ii, 25-52. 

25. Who was in Jerusalem at this timet 
What was his character t 
For what was he waiting f 
What was upon him ? 

What is meant by, just and devout f 

What by, the consolation of Israel t (He was expecting 
the coming of the Messiah, who was to be the great 
consolation of the Jews. Isaiah xxv, 9.) 



22 QUESTIONS ON LUKE. [Les. 5. 

What is meant by, the Holy Ghost was upon him ? (He 
was then under the divine influences of the Spirit, 
which revealed to him what is mentioned in the next 
verse.) 

26. What was revealed unto him ? 
What is meant by, was revealed unto him ? 
What by, should not see death ? 

What is meant by, the Lord's Christ t (The anointed 
or ordained of the Lord ; that is, the Messiah.) 

27. What led him to the temple ? 
Who was orought into the temple ? 
For what purpose was he orought ? 
What by, he came by the Spirit ? 

What by, to do for him after the custom of the law ? 

28. What did Simeon do to the child ? 
Whom did he oless ? 

29. What did he say? 

What is meant by, lettest thou thy servant depart in 
peace? (Dismiss me to the grave in peace, accord- 
ing to thy promise that I should live to see the Mes- 
siah. I have seen him, and therefore have no further 
object of life.) 

30. What had he seen ? 

What is meant by, thy salvation? (I have seen him 
who is the Author of salvation.) 

31. Before whom had God prepared it? 
What is the meaning of this ? 

32. To whom should he be a light ? 
Of whom a glory ? 

What is meant by, a light to lighten the Gentiles f 

Are all the Gentiles yet enlightened ? 

How is the work to be done ? 

What is meant by, the glory of thy people Israel ? 

33. How were Joseph and his mother affected ly 

these things? 
What is here meant by, marveled f (They were deeply 

affected and impressed by these solemn words.) 
How did Simeon know that this child was the Messiah ? 



Ch. 2.] QUESTIONS ON LUKE. 23 

34. What did Simeon then do to them f 
What did he say to Mary ? 

What is meant by, this child is set for the fall and 
rising again of many in Israel ? (He will become the 
occasion of sin to many who will reject him; while 
others will be raised to a new life of holiness and 
spiritual joy, through faith in him.) 
! What is here meant by, a sign t (A mark for hatred 
— a signal instance of a benefactor rejected and re- 
viled.) 

35. What did he say would happen to her ? 
What were to be revealed t 

What is meant by, a sword shall pierce through thine 
own soul t (This refers to the severe sufferings which 
Mary was to endure through her affection and sym- 
pathy for her Son.) • 

What by, that the thoughts of many hearts may he re- 
vealed? (That is, the state of men's hearts would 
be seen by their reception or rejection of the Sav- 
iour.) 

| 36. Who besides was present at this timet 

What is said of her age ? 

What is here meant by, a prophetess t (Probably an 
instructor.) 

What is meant by, the tribe of Aser ? (Ashur. The 
reason why the same names are spelled so differently 
in the Old and New Testament is, that in the former 
they were written in Hebrew characters, and in the 
latter in Greek ; and these characters are so different 
in respect to the sounds which they represent, that 
a name cannot be easily transferred from one lan- 
guage to the other without change.) 

37. What was her age ? 

Where did she remain t 

How was she engaged ? 

What is meant by, departed not from the temple ? (As 
none lived in the temple but priests and Levites, it 
means that she was constant at the hours of prayer, 
that is, at the morning and evening sacrifices.) 

What is meant by, served God with fastings and prayers ? 

What by, night and day t (Continually — with habitual 
constancy.) 



24 QUESTIONS ON LUKE. [Les. 6. 

88. WJiat did she do when she came in ? 

Of whom did she speak ? 

lb whom ? 

What instant is here referred to? 

Who is meant by, him of whom she spoke ? 

Who are meant by, tin mt that looked for redemption in 
Jerusalem ? (Those in Jerusalem who were expect- 
ing the Messiah, who was to bring redemption to 
them from their foes.) 

39. After all these things whither did they got 
What event occurred before this which Luke does not 

mention? (The flight into Egypt.) 
Why is Nazareth called their oirn city? 

40. WJiat is said of the child ? 
WilJi what was he filled? 

What was vpon him f 

What is meant by, waxed vtrong in spirit f 

What by, filled with wisdom f 

What by, the grace of God woe upon him ? 

41. WJiat did his parents do every year? 

What account can you give of this feast ? (Exod. xii.) 

42. At what age was Jesus taken to this feast? 

43. Wlien they had fulfilled the days what did they 

do? 

Where did Jesus remain? 

Did his parents hnow it? 

What is meant, by, fulfilled the days? (Remained 
through the eight days during which the feast of the 
passover lasted.) 

How could Jesus have remained behind without the 
knowledge of his parents? (They were accustomed 
to travel to and from Jerusalem in Inrgo companies, 
and his parents supposed he was with some of their 
relatives, in the great body journeying toward Gali- 
lee.) 

44. Where did they suppose him to be? 
How far did they go? 

Wliat did they then do ? 



Ch. 2J QUESTIONS ON LUKE. 25 

45. When they found him not what did they do? 

46. How long was if "before they found him? 
Wliere did they find him? 

How teas he engaged? 

What is here meant by, the templet (One of the courts 

or chambers of the temple.) 
What by, the doctors ? (.Jewish teachers of the law.) 
What by, titling in the midst ? 

47. How were those that heard him affected ? 
At what were they astonished ? 

What is meant by, his understanding? 

48. How were his parents affected? 

What did hie mother say to him? 
How had they sought him ? 
What is meant by, thus dealt with u# f 

49. WJiat did he answer ? 

What did he say he must he about? 
What is meant by, tewl tot not ? 

What by, I must he ahout mjf Father's business? (Did 
you not know that I must be engaged in my Father's 
concerns ; or, as it seems to be more correctly trans- 
lated, at my Father's house; that is, the temple of 
God.) 

50. Did they understand him ? 

What is meant by this? (They did not comprehend 
the full meaning of his words.) 

51. Wliat did Jesus then do? 

How did he conduct toward his parents ? 
What did his mother do ? 
What is meant by, was subject unto them ? 
What by, kept all these sayings in her heart ? 

52. What is further said of Jesus? 

Ought not this to be an example for us? 
By what means may we grow in wisdom and in favor 
with God? 



26 QUESTIONS ON LUKE. [Les. 6. 






LESSON VI. 

JOHN THE BAPTIST. 

Chapter iii, 1-38. 

What hinges reign is here referred to ? 

Who was governor of Judea ? 

What office did Herod hold ? 

What his orother Philip ? 

Of what was Lysanias tetrarch ? 

Who was Tiberius Caesar ? (The Roman emperor.) 

"What was a tetrarch ? (A ruler over a portion of a 
kingdom.) 

Where were Iturea, Trachonitis, and Abilene ? (Coun- 
tries bordering upon the eastern boundary of Pales- 
tine.) 

Who were high priests ? 

To whom did the word of God come ? 

How could there be two high priests? (The law only 

■ recognized one ; but this title was sometimes retained 
by those who had previously held the office. Annas 
had been deposed by the Romans, and Caiaphas was 
then actually in office, but both bore the title.) 

What is meant by, the word of God came unto John f 
(This is a Hebrew phrase, signifying that he was in- 
spired by God, and directed what to do.) 

What is here meant by, the wilderness ? (The thinly 
inhabited portion of the country around Hebron, 
where he resided.) 

Whither did John come ? 

What did he do f 

What is meant by, the country about Jordan ? 

What by, preaching the baptism of repentance ? (He ex- 
horted the people to repent, and to receive baptism 
as a sign and pledge of their penitence.) 

What is meant by, the remission of sins ? 

What prophet had written of John? 
What had he written f 



Ch. 3.] QUESTIONS ON LUKE. 27 

What is meant by, the booh of the words of Esaias ? 
Where is this recorded ? (Isa. xl, 3-5.) 

5. How should the way of the Lord be prepared? 
What is the meaning of this prophecy ? (In figurative 

language it is promised that the providence of God 
shall remove every obstacle to the propagation of the 
Gospel.) 

6. What should all flesh see? 
What is meant by, all flesh f 
What by, the salvation of God t 

7. What did he say to the multitude ? 

Whv does he address them as a generation of vipers t 

(See Matt, iii, 7.) 
What is meant by, the wrath to come ? 

8. What did he exhort them to do ? 

What should they not say within themselves ? 
What was God able to do ? 

What is meant by, fruits worthy of repentance ? 
Why did they boast of having Abraham as their father ? 
What is meant by, God is able of these stones to raise up 
children unto Abraham f 

9. Where had the ax been laid? 

What should be done to the tree that did not 

bring forth good fruit? 
What is implied in laying the ax at the root of the 

tree? 
Who are referred to under the figure of trees ? 

10. What did the people ask him? 

11. What ansioer did he give them? 

What is here meant by, meat ? (Food.) 
What is the teaching of the verse ? 

12. Who came to be baptized? 
What did they ask him ? 

Who were the publicans ? (Officers appointed to collect 

the taxes.) 

13. What did he say to them ? 

What is implied by this ? (That they should be strictly 
honest, requiring only the legal dues of each man.) 



28 QUESTIONS ON LUKE. [Les. 6. 

14. What did the soldiers say to him ? 
What answer did he make to them ? 

How could they remain soldiers and do violence to no 

man? 
What is the meaning of the direction? 

15. What is said of the people ? 

About what did they muse in their hearts ? 

What is meant by, were in expectation ? (In suspense.) 
What by, mused in their hearts t 
Who is here meant by, the Christ ? 

16. What did John say to them? 

What is meant by, the latchet of the shoe ? 
What by, his not being worthy to unloose it? 
What by, he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and 
with fire ? 

17. What was in his hand? 
What would he do ? 
What would he gather ? 

What should be done with the chaff? 

What is here meant by, a fan? (An agricultural in- 
strument, by which the chaff was separated from the 
wheat.) 

Who are referred to under the figures of chaff and 
wheat ? 

What is signified by, fire unquenchable ? 

18. What is further said of John? 

19. What had John done to Herod? 
For what had he reproved him ? 

Can you relate the circumstances connected with his 
reproof of Herod on account of Herodias ? 

20. What did Herod do to John ? 

21. Who were baptized? 

What happened after Jesus was baptized ? 

What is meant by, the heaven was opened ? 

22. What descended upon him ? 
In what form? 



Ch. 4.] QUESTIONS ON XUKE. 29 

From ichence did a voice come ? 

What did it say f 

Who is the Holy Ghost ? 

"What is meant by, descended in a bodily shape ? 

What by, a voice came from heaven ? 

23-38. How old was Jesus ? 

Whose genealogy is given in these verses ? (Our Lord's 
In Matthew, the line of Joseph was followed; in 
Luke, the line of Mary.) 



t 4 >» < 



lesson vn. 

THE TEMPTATION— SERMON IN THE SYNAGOGUE 
AT NAZARETH. 

Chapter iv, 1-44* 

1. With what was Jesus full f 
Whither did he return f 
Where did the Spirit lead him f 

What is meant by, his being full of the Holy Ghost* 
What by, was led by the Spirit t 

2. How long was he tempted of the devil ? 
What did he eat in this time ? 

What happened when the days were ended t 
What is meant by, his being tempted of the devil ? 

3. What did the devil say to him? 

Why was this a peculiar temptation at this time ? 
Why would it have been a sin to have obeyed the devil ? 

4. What answer did Jesus give to him ? 
Where is this written ? (Deut. viii, 3.) 

What is the meaning of this answer ? (That we should 
rely upon the providence of God, which is not con- 
fined to one means of support and succor. By every 
word, may be rendered " by everything which God is 



30 QUESTIONS ON LUKE. [Les. 7. 

pleased to appoint." Those who confide in God he 
can support without bread, as he fed the Israelites 
in the wilderness.) 

5. Where did the devil then take him ? 
What did he show him f 

6. What did the devil promise him ? 
What right did he say he had to this ? 
Did the devil tell the truth in this verse ? 
What is said in Psalm lxxvi, 6, 7 ? 

7. What should Jesus do to secure this f 

8. What did Jesus say to him ? 
What did he say was written ? 

What is implied in the expression, Get thee behind me ? 
Where is this Scripture written ? (Deut. vi, 13 ; x, 20.) 

9. Where did the devil now "bring himt 
Where did he set him f 

What did he say to him f 
10. 11. What did he say was written? 

12. What answer did Jesus make to this ? 

Where is this Scripture written? (Deut. vi, 16.) 
What is meant by, thou shalt not tempt ? (Thou shalt 
not presume upon the mercy of God, and expect a 
miracle will be wrought when there is no providen- 
tial occasion for it.)' 

13. What did the devil then do f 
How does the devil now tempt men ? 
How should his temptations be treated ? 
How may we know his temptations ? 
What will induce him to leave us ? 

14. In what did Jesus return to Galilee ? 
What is said of Ms fame ? 

What is meant by, in the power of the Spirit ? (See 

verse 1.) 
What by, a fame of him f 

15. What did he do in their synagogues ? 
How was he regarded ? 

What is meant by, being glorified of all t (Highly com- 
mended and approved of all.) 



Ch. 41 QUESTIONS ON LUKE. 31 

16. Where did lie come f 

What did he do on the Sabbath t 
Where was Nazareth ? 

What were the services of the synagogue ? (See Bib. 
Sch. Man., p. 145.) 

17-19. What was delivered to him? 
To what place did he open ? 
What is here meant by, opened the book? (Unrolled 

the parchment.) 
Where is this Scripture written? (Isa. lxi, 1, 2.) 
To whom does this prophecy refer ? 
Can you show how it was fulfilled in Christ ? 

20. What did he do when he had read the Scrip- 

ture ? 
What were then fastened upon him ? 
Who is meant by, the minister t (The word means one 

that attends or serves ; and he refers to the attendant 

or servant of the synagogue.) 
Why did Jesus sit down when he began to preach ? 
W T hat is meant by, the eyes of all were fastened upon 

him 1 

21. What did he begin to say ? 
What is the meaning of this ? 

22. Of what did they all bear witness? 
What did they say ? 

What is here meant by, bare him witness t 
Why should they ask the question, Is not this Joseph's 
son t 

23. What did he say to them? 

What would they desire him to do ? 
How could this proverb be applied to Jesus? 

24. What did he further say ? 
What is the meaning of this ? 

25. Who were in Israel in the days of Blias ? 
What is said of those days ? 

Where can we find an account of this ? (1 Kings xvii, 
8, to xviii, 1.) 



32 QUESTIONS ON LUKE. [Les. 7. 

26. To whom only was Elias sent ? 
Who is meant by, Elias t 

Can you give the application of this illustration to the 
occasion when our Lord was teaching? (He was 
showing that God had a right and had been accus- 
tomed to dispose of the extraordinary favors of his 
providence as he pleased, not always granting them 
to those who haughtily esteemed themselves to be 
his especial favorites. In this case, passing by the 
widows of Israel, he bestowed his mercy upon a 
Gentile.) 

27. How does lie present the same truth again in ref- 

erence to the lepers? 
Who is here meant by, Eliseus ? 
Where is this recorded ? (2 Kings v, 1-14.) 

28. How did this affect his hearers ? 
Can you give the cause of their anger? 

29. What did they do ? 
Where did they lead him ? 
For what purpose ? 

30. What did our Lord do ? 
How could he do this ? 

31. Whither did he comet 
What did he do there t 

32. How were the people affected ? 

What is meant by, for his word was with power f 

33. Who was in the synagogue at this time ? 
What did he do ? 

What is meant by, which had a spirit of an unclean devil t 

34. What did he say ? 

Did the man or the spirit thus cry out ? 

What is meant by the expression, Let us alone t 

35. What did Jesus do to him ? 
What did he say f 

What then happened? 



Ch. 4.1 QUESTIONS ON LUKE. 33 

36. Roto were the people affected ~by this? 
What did they say among themselves ? 

Why were they especially astonished by his power over 
evil spirits? 

37. What is said of his fame? 

38. Where did he go from the synagogue? 
What is said of Simon's wife's mother ? 
What did they do for hert 

Who was Simon? 

What is meant by, they besought him for her f 

39. What did Jesus do f 
What was the result ? 

What is meant by, ministered unto them t 

40. What was done at sunset t 
What did Jesus do to them ? 

Why did they wait until -sunset before bringing their 
sick? 

41. What did the devils say ? 
What did Jesus do to them ? 
Why did he not suffer them to speak ? 
How did they know he was Christ? 

42. What did he do when it was day ? 
Whither did he go f 

Who came to him ? 

What is meant by, stayed him ? 

43. What did he say to them? 

What is meant by, preach the kingdom of God f 

44. Where did he then preach ? 

Would your privileges have been greater than they 
now are, could you have heard the Saviour's 
preaching ? 



34 QUESTIONS ON LUKE. LLes. 8. 



LESSON VIII. 

THE MIKACULOUS DRAUGHT OF FISHES— THE PAR- 
ALYTIC HEALED. 

Chapter v, 1-39. 

1 What is said of the crowd that attended upon 
the preaching of our Lord t 
Where did he stand t 
By what other names was this lake known ? 

2. What did he see ? 

Where were the fishermen f 
What is here meant by, ships f 

3. Into which did he enter ? 
What did he request him to do ? 
What did our Lord then do f 

4. When he left speaking what did he desire Simon 

to do ? 
What is meant by, for a draught? 

5. What did Simon say f 

Did he do as Christ requested him f 

6. What happened when they had let down the net t 
What is said of the net? 

7. What did they do to their partners t 
How many fish did they obtain? 

8. Wliat did Simon Peter do when he saw it ? 
What did he say ? 

Did Peter really desire Jesus to leave him? 

What is implied in the words ? (It is an expression of 
humility, contrition, and reverence. Such an exhi- 
bition of divine power overawed him, and made him 
conscious of his weakness and of his sinfulness.) 

9. How was Peter affected ? 

Who joined in his astonishment ? 



Ch. 5.] QUESTIONS ON LUKE. 35 

10. Who were the partners of Simon? 
What did Jesus say to Simon f 
What did he mean by this ? 

11. What did they do when their ships were brought 

to land? 
What is here implied in the words, followed him ? 

12. Who met him in a certain city ? 
What did he do when he saw Jesus ? 
What did he say to him f 

What city was this ? (Mark ii, 1.) 
What was the nature of leprosy ? 

18. What did Jesus do and say ? 
What was the effect f 

14. What did he enjoin upon him ? 
To whom should he go f r 
What offer should he make f 
For what purpose t 

What is meant by the expression, offer for thy cleans- 
ing t 

Where are the directions given as to the course of a 
healed leper ? (Lev. xiv, 1-32.) 

What is meant by, for a testimony unto them t 

15. What was the effect of this miracle? 
Who came to him ? 

What did he do for them? 

16. What did Jesus do ? 
For what purpose ? 

17. Who were sitting by on one occasion when he was 

teaching ? 
What was present ? 
Who were meant by, doctors of the law? 
What is the meaning of the expression, the power of the 

Lord was present t 
Who are referred to in the expression, to heal them? 

18. Who was brought in a bed to him ? 
What did they seek to do ? 

3 



36 QUESTIONS ON LUKE. [Les. 8. 

10. Why was it difficult to accomplish tliciv object? 
What did they finally do? 
What is meant by, the tiling? 

How were the roofs of houses constructed? (See Bib. 
Sch. Man., p. 175.) 

20. What did Jesus observe? 

Wliat did he say to the side man? 

How had they exhibited their faith ? 

Did they seek the forgiveness of the sins of the sick 

man? 
Why did our Lord then first refer to these ? 

21. What did the scribes and Pharisees begin to 

reason and, say ? 

What is blasphemy f 

Why did they consider the words of Christ blasphemy ? 

22. What did Jesus perceive? 
Wliat did he say to them ? 
How could he know their thoughts? 

23. What question did he then ash them? 

What is the meaning of this ? (Divine power is required 
as truly to heal the sick by a miracle as to forgive 
sin.) 

24. What did he desire that they should hiow? 
What did he say to the sick of the palsy ? 

How would this miracle show that Jesus had the power 

to forgive sins? 
How could he bear his couch ? 

25. What did the sick man do? 

How was he engaged as he went to his house ? 
What is meant by, glorifying Gvd? 

26. How was the multitude affected? 
What did they do? 

With what were they filled? 
Why were their fears excited? 

27. When he went forth after these things whom did 

he see ? 



Ch. o.] QUESTIONS ON LUKE. 37 

Where was he ? 

What did he nay to him ? 

What was a publican ? 

What is meant by, the receipt of custom? 

By what other name was Levi known ? (Matt, ix, 9.) 

28. What did Matthew do? 

What is implied in his leaving all ? 

What was there commendable in this act of Matthew ? 

29. What did Levi rnaJce? 
Who sat down with them ? 

What should we infer from this in reference to the 
worldly circumstances of Levi ? 

30. Hoic were the scribes and Pharisees affected by 

the character of the company ? 

What did they say ? 

What is implied in the words, eat and drink? (Asso- 
ciate with them.) 

From what did their objection to publicans and sinners 
proceed ? 

31. What did Jesus say to them in answer? 

What was the application of this to the question of the 
scribes and Pharisees ? 

32. For what purpose had he come ? 
What is the meaning of this ? 

33. Wltat question did they ask him? 
Who are meant by, the disciples of John? 
Who by, the disciples of the Pharisees? 

What is implied in the expression, but thine eat and 
drink ? (Have not established occasions of ceremo- 
nial fastings, attend only to the prescribed daily 
duties, and live generously.) 

84. What did our Lord say in answer ? 

Who are meant by, the children of the bride-chamber ? 
What is the import of the verse ? 

35. Who.t days did Tie say would come ? 
What would, then be done? 

To what period does he refer? (The hour when Jesus, 
whom he had in this verse represented as a bride- 
groom, should be taken away from his disciples.) 



38 QUESTIONS ON LUKE. [Les. 9. 

36. What did he now speak to them? 
What was the parable f 

Can you give the meaning and application of this par- 
able? 

37. What other parable did he speaJc to them ? 
Of what were the bottles then in use made ? 

38. Where is the new wine placed f 
What is the result f 

Can you tell the meaning of the parable of the bottles? 

39. What is further said upon the same subject in 

this verse f 
What does this mean? (Perhaps the application of 
these words is, that as all things should be suited to 
times, persons, and circumstances, and as the habits 
to which men have long been accustomed cannot be 
speedily changed, so they are to be inured by degrees 
to the new doctrines and laws of the Gospel.) 



LESSON IX. 

THE SABBATH AND ACTS OF MERCY— A DISCOURSE 
UPON OUR DUTIES TOWARD OTHERS. 

Chapter vi, 1-49. 

1. Whither did he go upon the second Sabbath after 

the first? 

What did the disciples do ? 

What is meant by the expression, the second Sabbath 
after the first ? (It is thought to refer to an enumer- 
ation of the Sabbaths after the passover.) 

What was the corn referred to here ? 

2. What did certain of the Pharisees say to them t 
Why was this considered unlawful upon the Sabbath ? 

3. How did Jesus answer them ? 



Ch. 6.] QUESTIONS ON LUKE. 39 

4. Where did David go when hungry ? 
What did he do f 

With whom did he share the food? 

What is said of the show-oread ? 

What is here meant by, the house of God t 

What was the show-bread t (Twelve cakes placed upon 
a costly table in the Most Holy Place, and prepared 
once a week.) 

What was the application of this incident to the ques- 
tion of the Pharisees? (It showed that necessity 
had been considered a sufficient reason for what 
otherwise would have been considered a breach of 
the ceremonial law.) 

5. What did he say of the Son of Man t 
Whom did he mean by, the Son of Man t 
What by, his being Lord of the Sabbath ? 
How did this apply to the case ? 

6. Into what did he enter. upon another Sabbath? 
What did he do there ? 

Who was present ? 

7. What did the scribes and Pharisees do ? 
For what purpose ? 

What is here meant by, watched him f 

Why did they wish to find an accusation against him? 

8. What did Jesus know ? 

What did he say to the man with the withered 

hand ? 
What did the man do ? 

9. What did Jesus then say to them ? 

Does our Lord intend to encourage any kind of work 

on the Sabbath ? 
What is implied in the questions ? 

10. What did he then do ? 

What did he say to the man ? 
What did the man do ? 
What teas the result ? 

How could the man stretch forth his withered hand ? 
How can we perform whatever labor or duty God en- 
joins upon us? 



40 QUESTIONS ON LUKE. [Les. 9. 

11. How were the scribes and Pharisees affected? 
What did they do among themselves f 

Why did this act of mercy so enrage them ? 

12. What is said of Jesus in those days? 
How long did he continue in prayer ? 
What lesson may we learn from this ? 

13. When it was day whom did he call? 
How many of them did he choose ? 
What name did he give them ? 

Can you think of any reason why twelve were chosen ? 
What is the meaning of the word, apostle t 

14-16. What were the names of the apostles? 
Who was the father of James and John? 
What is the meaning of Zelotes ? 
What is a traitor f 

IT. Where did our Lord then come ? 
Who came to hear him ? 
For what other purpose did they come ? 
Where were Tyre and Sidon ? 

18. What other afflicted persons came? 
What did Jesus do for them ? 

19. What did the multitude seelc to do? 
Why did they do this ? 

What is meant by, there went virtue out of him? 

20. What did Jesus then do ? 

Upon tchom did he pronounce a blessing ? 

Why were the poor blessed ? 

Who are meant by the poor here ? 

In what sense is the kingdom of God theirs ? 

21. What blessing is pronounced upon those that 

hunger ? 
What upon those that weep ? 

What kind of hunger is referred to ? 

What of weeping ? 

What is implied in the expression, for ye shall laugh ? 



Ch. 6.] QUESTIONS ON LUKE. 41 

22. Under what painful circumstances does he pro- 

nounce his disciples to he Messed? 
Why is it blessed to be hated by men ? 
What is meant by, cast out your name as evil? 
What by, for the Son of man's sake? 
Will a disciple of Jesus be exposed to such treatment 
at the present time ? 

23. How should they be affected by such things? 

What reasons are given for this joy ? 
Who are meant by, their fathers f 
Who by, the pi*ophets t 

24. Upon whom did he pronounce a woe? 
What reason does he give for this? 

Is this woe pronounced upon all rich men ? 

What is meant by, ye have received your consolation ? 

25. What ivoes are pronounced in this verse? 
What is here meant by, full? 

What by, ye shall hunger? 

Is it wrong to laugh ? 

What is then meant by this woe ? 

26. What further woe does he pronounce ? 
What reason is given for this? 

Why does a woe follow when all speak well of us? 
Ought we not to seek the good-will of all, as far as we 
can by proper means ? 

27. What direction in reference to our enemies does 

our Lord give ? 

28. Whom should we bless and pray for? 
What is meant by, despitefully use you ? 

29. What should be done when one is smitten? 
What to one that would talce away the cloak ? 
Can you give the meaning of this verse ? 

80. What is said in reference to giving ? 
What is the meaning of this verse ? 

81. What general rule of conduct does our Lord 

give ? 
What is this called ? 






42 QUESTIONS ON LUKE. [Les. 9. 

32. What does he say in reference to loving those 

only that love us f 
Who are here meant by, sinners ? 

33. What does he say of doing good only to those 

that do the same to us ? 

34. What in reference to lending ? 

35. How should we treat our enemies? 
What should be the reward ? 
What would they become ? 
What does he say of Him ? 
What is meant by, the children of the Highest ? 

36. How does he enjoin upon them to be merciful? 

37. What does he say in reference to judging ? 
What to condemning ? 

What to forgiving? 

Can you explain the meaning of the verse ? 

38. How should they give ? 

What return should they receive ? 
What general principle does he give ? 

What is meant by, shall men give into your bosom ? (Al- 
lusion is had to the long and folded Eastern garments 
worn by the Jews, in which they could receive large 
quantities, as women sometimes among us receive 
them in their aprons.) 

What is the meaning of the last clause of the verse ? 

39. What parable did he speak unto them ? 
What was the application of this? 

40. What does he say of the disciple ? 

What of every one that is perfect ? 

What is meant by, the disciple is not above his master? 
What by, every one that is perfect? (Instructed. Every- 
one that is instructed will become like his teacher.) 

41. What does he say in reference to the mote and 

the beam ? 
What is the meaning of this ? 



Ch. 7.] QUESTIONS ON LUKE. 43 

42. What further does he say of thin? 
What is implied in this command ? 

43. 44. TF7*a£ o?oe.s %6 say in reference to the fruit 

of a tree ? 

45. Row does he apply this? 

46. What question does he ask them ? 

What is meant by the expression, why call ye me Lord, 
Lord t 

47. 48. To whom does he Ween one that heareth and, 

d.oeth his sayings t 
Can you tell in what respects he is like such a man? 
49. What does he say of one tho.t heareth and d.oeth 

TlOt? 
Which of these figures best represents your ca~ 
Upon what foundation only can we safely stand ? 



LESSON X. 

HEALING OF THE CENTURION'S SERVANT— RESTOR- 
ING TO LIFE THE BON OF THE WIDOW OF NAIN. 

Chapter vii, 1-23. 

1. After Tie had ended his sayings where did Jesus 

got 

2. Who was nek at this time? 
How serious was his sideness? 
What was a centurion ? 

3. Of whom did he hear? 
Whom did he send to Jesus 1 
For what r pu rpose ? 

Why did he first send the elders of the Jews instead of 
going himself ? 



44 QUESTIONS ON LUKE. [Les. 10. 

4. What did the elders do ? 

What did they say of the centurion ? 
What is meant by, besought him instantly f 
What is implied in the expression, he was worthy ? 

5. What do they say of the centurion's regard for 

the nation ? 

6. What did Jesus do ? 

What message was sent him when he was not far 

from the house ? 
What trait of character does the centurion exhibit in 
this message ? 

7. What does he say of himself ? 
What did he wish him to do f 
What is meant by, say in a word ? 

What had given the centurion such confidence in the 
power of Jesus ? 

8. What further did he say of himself? 
How did this apply to his request of Christ ? 

9. How was Jesus affected oy this? 

What did he say to the people that followed 

him ? 
What is meant by, he marveled at him ? 
What is here meant by, faith? 
Of what nation was the centurion ? 
Who are meant by, Israel t 

Why was he more surprised to find great faith in this 
Roman centurion? 

10. When those that were sent returned what did 

they find ? 
What is meant by whole here ? 

11. Into what city did he come the day after? 
Who went with him ? 

Where was Nain? (It was a small city or town of 
Galilee, twelve or thirteen miles from Capernaum.) 

12. When they came near the gate of the city what 

did they meet ? 
Who was this dead man ? 



Ch. 7.] QUESTIONS ON LUKE. 45 

Who were with the mother f 
What is meant by, the gate of the city? 
What by, was carried out f 

13. How was our Lord affected ichen he saw her? 
What did he say to her ? 

What is the meaning of had compassion on her 1 

14. What did he do ? 

What did they that tare him do ? 
What did Jesus then say ? 

What is implied in the words, touched the biert (He 
laid his hand upon it, signifying that they should 
put it down.) 

15. What happened as soon as Jesus had spolcen? 
What did our Lord then do t 

Who only has power thus to raise the dead? 

What is meant by, he delivered him to his mother 1 (He 

led him from the bier to the place where his motner 

was standing.) 

16. What came upon all f 
What did they do ? 
What did they say f 

Why did this event excite fear t 

In what sense had God visited his people ? 

17. Whither did the rumor of him spread ? 
What is meant by, this rumor of him ? 

18. What did the disciples of John show him? 
What John was this ? 

What things are referred to in this verse ? 

19. Whom did John call to him? 
To whom did he send them ? 
What question were they to ask ? 

What did he mean by the question, Art thou he that 

should come f 
Did not John know? 
Why then did he send his disciples to inquire ? (For 

their instruction. He expected soon to be removed, 

and he desired that his disciples should know and 

follow the Messiah.) 



46 QUESTIONS ON LUKE. [Les. 11. 

20. When the men came what did they say ? 

21. What did Jesus do in that hour? 
Did this answer their question ? 

22. What did Jesus then say to them ? 
What had they seen and heard ? 

How did all this satisfactorily answer their questions? 

23. Upon whom did he pronounce a Messing? 
What is meant by, shall not be offended in me f (Offended 

by his humble origin, and the spiritual and self-de- 
nying character of his kingdom and Gospel.) 



LESSON XL 

CHRIST'S TESTIMONY TO JOHN THE BAPTIST— THE 
ALABASTER-BOX OF OINTMENT. 

Chapter vii, 24-50. 

24. When the messengers departed what did Jesus 

say to the people? 
Why did he wait until the messengers were gone ? 
What is here meant by, a reed shaken with the wind? 

25. What further did he say to them? 
What is meant by, soft raiment ? 

26. What did he then say of John? 
What is meant by, more than a prophet? 

What seems to have been the object of these questions 
and answers in reference to John ? (It was, first, to 
arrest their attention, and then to declare, in the 
most emphatic manner, that John was a divinely- 
inspired prophet, and that he was acknowledged to 
be such by the act of the Jewish people in attending 
in crowds upon his preaching in the wilderness.) 

27. Whom did our Lord say John was ? 
Where and by whom was this written ? 






Ch. 7.] QUESTIONS ON LUKE. 47 

28. What did he say of the character of John? 
Who was greater than John ? 

Can you tell in what sense John was greater than all 

that had gone before hirn ? 
In what sense was the least in the kingdom of God greater 

than he t 

29. What did the people and the publicans do ? 
What had John done for them? 

What is meant by, justified God? (The meaning seems 
to be, that many of the people, and even of the pub- 
licans, acknowledged John as a prophet, and glorified 
God by their repentance ; or acknowledged that God 
was just in calling them to repentance by John, and 
accordingly were baptized of him.) 

30. What does he say of the Pharisees and lawyers ? 

What is the meaning of this ? (They rejected the coun- 
sel or purpose of God toward themselves — resisted 
God's gracious designs for their salvation.) 

31. What did the Lord then say? 

32. To what did he liken them? 

What is the meaning of this? (That the Jews were 
like discontented children, of whom their playmates 
complained that they would not be pleased with any- 
thing ; " they would neither play wedding nor funer- 
al. The ceremonies of both these occasions in ancient 
times were such as children would be very likely to 
imitate in their plays.") 

83. How had John the Baptist come ? 
What had they said of him ? 

What is meant by, neither eating bread nor drinking 

wine f (Leading an austere and solitary life.) 
What was meant by, he hath a devil ? 

34. How had the Son of man come ? 
What did they say of him ? 

What is here meant by, eating and drinking t (Living 
like other men, without any peculiarity in his social 
habits.) 



48 QUESTIONS ON LUKE. [Lea. 11. 

85. How does our Lord close Ms discourse f 

What is the meaning of this ? (True religion will be 
recognized and honored by all who truly are upright 
and devout.) 

36. What did one of the Pharisees desire of him? 
What did Jesus do f 

37. Who learned that Jesus was at the Pharisee's 

house ? 
What did she oring ? 

What is meant by, which was a sinner ? 
What is alabaster f 

Were they accustomed to use, in these times, fragrant 
and costly ointments ? 

38. Where did she stand f 
What did she oegin to do ? 
What was done to his feet? 

What was the ancient posture at meals? 

What did she signify by this treatment of the Saviour? 

39. What did the Pharisee say when he saw it? 

What is meant by, he spake within himself? 
What seems to have troubled him? 

40. What did Jesus say to him ? 
What did Simon answer ? 

What is here meant by, Jesus answering, as Simon has 
said nothin- aloud ? 

41. 42. What did Jesus say of a certain creditor? 
When they had nothing to pay what did he do ? 
What question did he then ash Simon ? 

43. What was Simon's ansicer? 
What did Jesus say ? 

44. To whom did he then turn ? 
What did he say to Simon ? 

What then did he 'lay of the woman ? 
Why was water necessary for the feet when a person 
entered a house ? 



Oh. 8.] QUESTIONS ON LUKE. 49 

45. What besides had he failed to do? 
What had the woman done f 

Is it still customary to embrace in the East -when per- 
sons meet each other ? 

46. What besides had he not done f 

But what had been done by the woman f 

47. What did Jesus then say of her f 

What did he say of one to whom little is for- 
given ? 
Is the verse intended to convey the idea that she was 
forgiven because she loved much ? 

48. What did he then say to the woman ? 

49. Wliat did those that sat at meat with him begin 

to say f 

50. What did he then say to the woman f 
In what sense had her faith saved her ? 



LESSON XII. 

THE PARABLE OF THE SOWER— THE TEMPEST 
UPON THE SEA REBUKED. 

Chapter viii, 1-25. 

1. Where did Jesus aftericard go f 
How did he employ his time ? 
Who were with him f 

Every city and village — of what country does this mean ? 

2, 3. Who besides the twelve accompanied him? 
What did these persons do for our Lord? 

Why was Mary called Magdalene t (Because she was 
a native of Magdala.) 

What Herod was this? (Herod Antipas, son of Herod 
the Great, and tetrarch or governor of this part of 
his father's former dominions.) 

What is meant by, ministered unto him of their sub- 
stance ? 



50 QUESTIONS ON LUKE. [Les. 12. 

4. Who gathered together unto him ? 
What did Jesus then do ? 

5. How did he commence his parable ? 
Where did some seed fall? 

Wliat became of it? 

6. What became of that which fell upon a rock ? 

7. What is said of that which fell among thorns? 

8. Wliat happened to that which fell upon good 

ground ? 
When he had said these things -what did he do ? 
What is the meaning of this? 

9. What question did his disciples ask him? 

10. What answer did Jesus give them? 

What are meant by, the mysteries of the kingdom of God? 
What is meant by the expression, unto you it is given 

to know them t 
What is the meaning of the last clause of the verse ? 

11. Hoio did our Lord commence the explanation 

of the parable ? 

12. What does he say of those by the way -side? 
What is the meaning of the expression, lest they should 

believe and be saved ? 

13. Wlio are they on the rock? 
Wliat happens to them ? 

What is implied in the words, these have no root? 
From what do these fall away ? 

1 4. What does he say of those which fell among 

thorns ? 
What is meant by, bring no fruit to perfection ? 

15. What is said of that on good ground? 

What is here meant by, an honest and good heart ? 
What by, bring forth fruit with patience/ (With perse- 
verance ; that is, continue to bring forth fruit.) 

16. What does he say no man doefh with a candle? 
Where is it placed, and for what purpose? 



Ch. 8.] QUESTIONS ON LUKE. 51 

17. How does he then apply this illustration? 

What is the meaning of these verses? (These truths 
which I reveal to you in private are not to be sup- 
pressed and buried in oblivion, but will be gradually 
extended until they shall be universally known and 
acknowledged.) 

18. Of what should they talce heed? 

What principle of the divine government does he 

then give ? 
What is implied in the words, take heed how ye hearf 
What is tin: meaning of the Last clause of the verse? 
(High degrees of knowledge and piety tend constant- 
ly to increase, while feeble attainments tend to di- 
minish, and are in danger of being lost entirely.) 

19. Who now cam,e to him? 

Why could they not approach him ? 
What is meant by, the press f 

20. What was told him ? , 

Who are meant by, his brethren f (Mark vi, 3.) 

21. What did he say in answer? 
What is the meaning of this answer? 

22. Into what did he go on a certain day ? 
Who were with him ? 

What did he say to them ? 
What did they then do ? 

23. What occurred to Jesus as they sailed ? 
What came down on the lake ? 

How were they affected, by it ? 
What is meant by, were filled with water? 
What by, were in jeopardy'? 

24. What course did the disciples take ? 
What did Jesus do ? 

What was the result ? 

25. Wliat did our Jord then ask them? 
How were they affected, ? 

What did they say one to another ? 

Why were they afraid ? 
How had they shown a want of faith ? 
4 



52 QUESTIONS ON LUKE. [Les. 13. 



LESSON XIII. 

LEGION CAST OUT— HEALING OF JAIRUS' 
DAUGHTER. 

Chapter viii, 26-56. 

26. Into what country did Jesus and his discipla 



noio come 



? 



What is meant by, over against Galilee t 

27. Who met him when he went forth to land? 
Where did this man dwell ? 

What is meant by the expression, tohich had devils long 
time ? 

Where were Eastern tombs constructed ? 

In Matthew viii, 28, it is said two men met our Lord : 
how do you reconcile the two accounts ? (Luke re- 
fers only to the one with whom the conversation was 
particularly held.) 

28. When he saw Jesus what did he do ? 
What did he say to him ? 

Was it the man or the spirit that thus cried out? 

29. What had Jesus commanded ? 
How did this spirit affect him ? 

30. What did Jesus ash him ? 
What did he answer ? 
Why had he this name ? 
What is the meaning of legion ? 

31. What did they beseech him? 
Who are meant by, they besought him ? 

32. What was feeding near this place? 
What did the spirits request of him ? 
Did our Lord grant it? 

33. Wliat then happened? 
If there had not been actual evil spirits could this course 

of the herd of swine be accounted for ? 



Ch. 8.] QUESTIONS ON LUKE. 53 

34. Wlien they that fed them saio what was done 

what did they do ? 

35. What did those that heard of it do? 

What did they find when they came to Jesus f 
How were they affected ? 
Why were they afraid ? 

36. What did those which saio it tell them ? 

37. What did the whole multitude then beseech of 

Jesus ? 
Wliy did they do this ? 
What did our Lord then do ? 

38. Wliat request did the healed man malce ? 
Did Jesus grant it ? 

39. What did he say to him ? 
What did the man do ?. 

Ought we to be willing publicly to acknowledge our 
obligations to God? 

40. How teas Jesus received when he returned ? 
How had they been engaged ? 

41. Who came to him? 
Wliat office did he hold ? 
Wliat did he do ? 

What was the ruler of the synagogue ? 

42. WJiy did he wish Jesus to come to his house ? 
Who accompanied our Lord ? 

43. Whom did he meet on the way ? 

44. What did she do ? 
What was the effect? 

45. What did Jesus say ? 
What did all around do ? 
What did they say to Jesus ? 

46. What did our Lord then say ? 
What is here meant by, virtue t 



54 QUESTIONS ON LUKE. [Les. 13. 

47. What did the woman now see ? 
What did she do ? 

What made her think she was not hid t 

48. What did Jesus say to her ? 
How had hex faith made her whole? 

49. What message now came from the house of the 

ruler ? 

50. What did Jesus say when he heard it ? 

51. Who only did he permit to enter the house with 

him? 
Why did he keep the multitude out ? 
Why did he take three of his disciples ? 

52. How were they affected within the house ? 
What did Jesus say f 

What did he mean by saying she was not dead? 

53. What did those present do? 
Why did they do thus f 

What is meant by, laughed him to scorn t 

54. What did our Lord do ? 

What did he then do to the maid ? 

55. What immediately happened ? 

What did he command to oe given her ? 

56. How were her parents affected? 
What did he enjoin upon them ? 



Ch, 9.] QUESTIONS ON LUKE. 55 



LESSON XIV. 

THE FEEDING OF THE MULTITUDE— ACKNOWL- 
EDGMENT OF THE MESSIAH. 

Chapter ix, 1-27. 

1. Whom did Jesus now call together? 
What did he give to them ? 

What is meant by, power and authority over all devils t 

2. What did he send them to do ? 

What is meant by, to preach the kingdom of God t 

3. What directions did he give them ? 

What were staves ? 
What was the scrip f 

Can you think of a reason why Christ should send them 
out in this way ? 

4. What should they do when they entered a house ? 

5. What should 1e done where they were not re- 

ceived f 
What is meant by, for a testimony against them t 

6. Whither did they go ? 
What did they do ? 

7. Who heard what was done ~by Christ f 
How was he affected ? 

Why was he disturbed ? 

Why would the report that John had arisen be likely 
to perplex him ? 

8. Whom did others say that he was? 
Who is meant by, Elias f 

Who by, the old prophets ? 

9. What did Herod say ? 
What did he desire ? 



56 QUESTIONS ON LUKE. [Les. 14. 

10. What did the apostles relate when they returned ? 
Where did Jesus retire with his disciples ? 
Where was Bethsaida t 

For what purpose did he probably lead them into this 
retired place ? 

11. When the people "knew it what did they dot 
What did our Lord do for them? 

12. When the day Ijegan to wear away who came to 

him ? 
What did they say ? 
What reason did they give ? 

13. What did Jesus say to them? 
What answer did they give him ? 

14. How many men were present? 

What did he command the disciples to do ? 

15. What was then done ? 

16. What did Jesus take? 
What did he do with them ? 

17. Was there sufficient food for the multitude? 
How much was taken up in fragments* 

18. Where were his disciples with him? 
What did he ask them ? 

19. How did they answer the question? 

20. What other question did he ask them ? 
Who answered, and what did he say ? 
What did he mean by, the Christ of God ? 

21. What did he straitly charge them? 

Why did he enjoin this upon them? (To avoid a dis- 
turbance and popular tumult : the multitudes which 
thronged him were ready at any moment to declare 
him both King and Messiah.) 

22. What did he say of the Son of man ? 
What is meant by, suffer many things ? 
What by, be rejected of the elders ? 



Ch. 9.] QUESTIONS ON LUKE. 57 

23. What did he say to them all? 
What is it to deny ourselves ? 
What to take up the cross daily f 

24. What does he say of him that will save his life ? 
What of him that will lose his life f 

What is the meaning of this verse ? (He that seeks to 
save his life by sacrificing his duty, shall lose it; 
while he who in the path of duty necessarily exposes 
his life to peril shall be sheltered and saved by a di- 
vine Providence.) 

25. What solemn question does he ask f 
What is it to lose one's self? 

What to be cast away ? 

Who may be said to be seeking to gain the world by the 
loss of his soul ? 

26. What does our Saviour say of the person that is 

ashamed of him and his words f 
What is it to be ashamed of Christ and his words ? 
When will the Saviour come in his glory ? 

27. What truth did he tell them f 

What did he mean by this ? (It is supposed that he 
referred to the extraordinary manifestation of his 
power and glory at the time of his transfiguration, 
which occurred soon after this. Some suppose it re- 
fers to the outpouring of the Spirit on the day of 
Pentecost, when Christ's spiritual kingdom was per- 
manently established.) 



> ■+•» < 

LESSON XV. 

THE TRANSFIGURATION— THE JOURNEY TO JERU- 
SALEM. 

Chapter ix, 28-62. 

28. How long was it oefore the next event recorded 
occurred f 
Whom did our Lord take with him ? 
Where did he go ? 



58 QUESTIONS ON LUKE. [Les. 15, 

29. What happened as he prayed ? 

What is meant by, the fashion of his countenance was al- 
tered f 

30. Who talked with him f 

How long had these persons been dead ? 
Where had they been all this time ? 

31. In what did they appear ? 
Of what did they speak f 

What is meant by, appeared in glory t 
What did they mean by, his decease which he should ac- 
complish at Jerusalem ? 
Why were they so much interested in this event? 

32. What is said of Peter and those with him ? 
When they awoke what did they see f 

33. As they departed what did Peter say ? 
What did he propose to make f 

For whom would he make these ? 

What was his state of mind at this time ? 

What is implied in the words, not knowing what he said? 

34. What came upon them as he thus spake f 

How were they affected as they entered the cloud ? 
Why were their fears excited by this ? 

35. What voice came from the cloud ? 
Who uttered this voice ? 

To whom did it refer ? 

36. What occurred when the mice was past? 

Lid the disciples tell any one in those days what 

they had seen f 
Why did they not? (Matt, xvii, 9.) 

37. Who met them the next day ? 

38. What did a man of the company cry out f 

39. How did a spirit trouble his child? 

40. Of whom had he sought aid ? 
What was his success ? 

41. What did Jesus then say? 
What in reference to the son ? 



Ch. 9.] QUESTIONS ON LUKE. 59 

42. What happened while he was coming ? 
What did Jesus then do for him f 

43. How icere the people affected oy this? 
Whom did Jesus then address t 

44. What did he say t 

What would happen to the Son of man ? 

Why did he utter this at the present time ? (Lest, being 
elated by the manifest proofs of his Messiahship, they 
should forget the humiliating sufferings he was soon 
to undergo, and allow their Jewish ideas of a tempo- 
ral kingdom to awaken a worldly ambition.) 

45. Did they understand himf 

Why did they not ask him about it t 
What rendered them so dull of comprehension in refer- 
ence to this matter ? 
Why were they afraid to ask him ? 

46. What reasoning arose among them? 
What is here meant by, a reasoning ? 

In view of what were they reasoning which should be 
greatest ? 

47. What did Jesus perceive f 
What did he do ? 

48. What did he then say to them ? 

What is the application of this illustration with the 
little child to the subject of their reasoning? 

What is meant by, he that is least among you all, the 
same shall be great t 

49. What did John say ? 

50. What answer did Jesus give him ? 

What lesson of Christian charity ought we to learn 
from this ? 

51. What time was now come? 
What did Jesus do f 

What is meant by the time that he should be received up ? 
What by, he steadfastly set his face ? 

52. Whom did he send before him ? 
Whither did they go f 



60 QUESTIONS ON LUKE. [Les. 15. 

For what purpose ? 

Who were the Samaritans f 

What is meant by, to make ready for him ? 

53. How did the Samaritans treat him? 
Why did they do so ? 

Why did his going to Jerusalem enrage them? 

54. Which of the disciples Tcnew of this ? 
What did they say ? 

What do they exhibit in this ? 

What had Elias done ? (2 Kings i, 10-12.) 

55. What did Jesus do ? 
What did he say 1 

Can we not learn a lesson from this? 

56. What did he say of the Son of man? 
Whither did they then go ? 

57. What occurred as they went in the way ? 

58. How did Jesus answer him ? 

What seems to have been the lesson Jesus wished to 
convey in this answer ? 

59. What did he say to another ? 
What response did this man malce ? 

60. How did our Lord answer him ? 

What is meant by, Let the dead bury their dead ? 

61. What did another say ? 

62. What did Jesus say to him ? 

What seems to be the meaning of these answers of our 
Lord ? (Not that proper attention to dying parents 
should be withheld, but that no ordinary worldly con- 
sideration should be for a moment weighed against 
the calls of Providence or a plainly manifested duty 
to preach the Gospel. There were, undoubtedly, cir- 
cumstances in both of these cases which" are not fully 
recorded, which made their requests improper, and 
gave occasion to the rebukes of our Saviour.) 



Ch. 10.] QUESTIONS ON LUKE. 61 

LESSON XYI. 

THE SEVENTY DISCIPLES SENT FORTH. 
Chapter x, 1-20. 

1. WJiom did the Lord appoint after these things? 
How and whither did he send them ? 

Other than whom were these ? 

2. What did he say to them ? 
For what should they pray ? 

What did he mean by, the harvest truly is great ? 

Who are the laborers referred to ? 

Is this remark of the Saviour true now ? 

Why are we to pray that God would send forth laborers ? 

3. What did he ~bid them- to do? . 
How did he send them forth? 

What did he mean by their being as lambs among wolves t 

4. What should they not carry with them? 
What should they not do in the way ? 

What is the signification of these directions ? (The 
words evidently are not to be taken in their strictly 
literal sense. The meaning seems to be, that they 
were to go as they were, without making any special 
preparation ; and that they were to give their atten- 
tion wholly to their work, and not engage in social 
pleasures, or in the interchange of the courtesies of 
society, in the places they should visit.) 

5. What were they to say as they entered a house ? 
What is the meaning of this ? (They were respectfully 

to salute the inmates.) 

6. If the son of peace were there, what should they 

do? 

If not, what course should they taJce ? 

What is meant by, the son of peace f (A Hebrew phrase 
for a person well-disposed — capable of receiving the 
peace which they were commissioned to preach.) 

What by, it shall turn to you again ? 



62 QUESTIONS ON LUKE. [Les. 16. 

7. When such a house was found, tohat should they 

do? 
What should they not do ? 
Can you think of a reason why it was better that they 
should not go from house to house ? 

8. What course should be pursued in a city that 

received them ? 

9. What acts of mercy should they perform? 
What should they say to the people ? 

What is the meaning of the expression, the kingdom of 
God is come nigh unto you ? 

10, 11. If a city would not receive them, what should 
they do ? 
What should they oe sure of notwithstanding 
this ? 

12. Wliat does our Lord say of such a city ? 

What is meant by, it shall be more tolerable ? 
What day is signified by the words, that day? 

13. Against what cities did he pronounce a woe ? 
What does he say of them ? 

Where were these cities ? 

Had they been specially favored with the instructions 

and miracles of our Lord? 
Where were Tyre and Sidon? 
What may we learn in reference to the misimprove- 

ment of our religious opportunities ? 

14. What did he say of Tyre and Sidon in the judg- 

ment ? 

15. What does he say of Capernaum ? 
What is the meaning of this ? 

16 What does he say of him that heard them? 
What of him that despised them ? 
Who besides Christ would such a person also 

despise ? 
Does the same truth still apply to the true ministers 
of Christ? 






Ch. 10.] QUESTIONS ON LUKE. 63 

17. How did the seventy return? 
What did they say f 

What is meant by, are subject unto us ? 

18. What did Jesus say f 

What is the meaning of this ? (To be exalted to heaven 
signifies to receive preeminent power and glory ; to 
fall from heaven, therefore, is to be deprived of high 
eminence and dignity. Hence the meaning is, When 
I sent you forth, I foresaw that the power of Satan 
would be destroyed with the rapidity of lightning.) 

19. What power did he then oestow upon them? 
What is meant by, over all thepoiver of the enemy? 
What by, nothing shall by any means hurt you ? 

20. In what should they not rejoice ? 
But in what should they rejoice ? 

What is implied in their names being written in heaven ? 
How may we have our names written there ? 



LESSON XVII. 

THE INQUIRING LAWYER AND THE GOOD 
SAMARITAN. 

Chapter x, 21-42. 

21. In that hour how was our Lord affected? 
What did he say ? 

What hour was this? (See verses 17-20.) 

In what sense were these hid from the wise and prudent? 

What is meant by, hast revealed them unto babes ? 

22. What did our Lord say was delivered to him of* 

his Father ? 
Who only knew the Son ? 
Who the Father? 

What is meant by, no man hnoweth who the Son is? 
How does the Son reveal the Father ? 



64 QUESTIONS ON LUKE. [Les. 17. 

23. To whom did he turn? 
How did he speak to them ? 
What did he say ? 

What is meant by, blessed are the eyes t 

24. Who had desired to see and hear these things f 
Had their desires oeen gratified ? 

What prophets and kings are here referred to ? 

25. What did a certain lawyer do f 
What did he say ? 

What is here meant by, stood up f 

What by, tempted him ? 

What did he mean by, to inherit eternal life ? 

26. What did Jesus say to him? 

27. What did he say in answer ? 

28. WTiat did Jesus then say to him ? 
What did he mean by, thou shalt live f 

29. What was he willing to do ? 

What question did he ask our Lord ? 
What is meant by, willing to justify himself? 

30. How did our Lord answer this question ? 
What was the character of the country between Jeru- 
salem and Jericho ? (It was a wild and mountainous 
country, infested with robbers. It bears the same 
character at the present day.) 

31. Who oy chance came down that way? 
When he saw him what did he do ? 

32. What course did a Levite take ? 
Who were the Levitesf 

33. Who oesides journeyed hither? 
How was he affected ? 

How did the Jews and Samaritans regard each other? 
What character did this give to the kindness of the 
Samaritan ? 

34. What did he do for him? 
What did he show in this ? 



Ch. 10.] QUESTIONS ON LUKE. 65 

35. What did he do on the morrow ? 
What did he say to the host ? 
Who is meant by, the host t 

36. What question did our Lord then ash the law- 

yer? 

37. What answer did he give ? 
What did Jesus say to him ? 

How does this parable answer the question of the law- 
yer? 
How can we follow the example of the good Samaritan? 

38. Into what did he enter as they went on ? 
Into whose house did he go ? 

What was the name of this village ? (John xi, 1.) 

39 4 What was her sister's name t 
What is said of Mary ? 
What is meant by, which sat at Jesus 7 feet 1 

40. What is said of Martha ? 
What did she say to Jesus f 
What did she desire him to do ? 

What is meant by, cumbered about much serving t 
Why does she appeal to our Lord to interpose his au- 
thority ? 

41. What did Jesus say in answer? 
Was this intended as a rebuke ? 

Is it wrong to take pains to make our friends comfort- 
able? 
What is the meaning of the language our Saviour uses ? 

42. What did he say teas needful ? 
What had Mary done ? 

What did he say of her choice? 
What is meant by, one thing is needful t 
What was the good part that Mary had chosen ? 
How can we follow ner example ? 



66 QUESTIONS ON LUKE. [Les. 18. 



LESSON XVIII. 

PRAYER— CHRIST DEFENDS HIMSELF AGAINST THE 
CHARGE OF COLLUSION WITH BEELZEBUB. 

Chapter xi, 1-28. 

1. As our Lord was praying in a certain place 

what did one of his disciples say to him f 
2-4. How did our Lord answer this request f 

Does he mean that when we pray we should always use 
this form of prayer ? 

What may we learn from it as to the character of our 
prayers ? (That they should be simple, direct, hum- 
ble, and ordinarily short.) 

5-7. What question did he ask them t 

When were they accustomed to travel in the East? 

(Often in the night, to avoid the heat and dust of 

the day.) 
What is meant by, my children are with me in bed 1 (My 

children, as well as myself, are in bed.) 

8. What did Jesus say he would do ? 
What is meant by, because of his importunity t 

What did our Lord intend to teach by this illustration? 

9. What did he then say to them ? 

What is implied in the words, ask, seek, and knock ? 
What by, ye shall find, and it shall be opened unto you? 

10. What encouraging assurances does he give them ? 

11, 12. How did our Lord illustrate this oy the re- 

quests of a son ? 
13. How did he apply this illustration? 
What is meant by, being evil ? 
Who is the Holy Spirit ? 
What is implied in His being given to us ? 
What will be the advantage to us of receiving the Holy 

Spirit? 
Can we grieve away the Spirit, and how ? 



Cli. 11.] QUESTIONS ON LUKE. 67 

14. What was he casting out on a certain occasion ? 
What is said of it f 

What happened when the devil was gone out f 
How icere the people affected ? 
What is meant by, it was dumb? (It made the man 
dumb.) 

15. What did some of them say? 

What is meant by, he casteth out devils through Beelze- 
buh? 

16. What did others do f 

What is meant by, tempting him ? 
What by, a sign from heaven 1 

17. What did he hiow f 

What did he say unto them ? 
To what did this answer apply ? (To their charge that 
he cast out devils by the aid of the prince of devils.) 
Can you give the application ? 

18. How does our Lord explain it? 

19. What question did he then asJc them? 
What did he say their sons should be ? 

Whom did he mean by. their sons ? (Their disciples. 

These words are addressed to the Pharisees.) 
What is meant by, they shall be your judges? 

20. How had Christ cast them out ? 
What did this prove ? 

What is meant by, icith the finger of God ? 
What by, the kingdom of God is come upon you ? 

21. What does he say of a strong man? 

22. What could a stronger man do ? 

Who did the Saviour mean by the strong man, in verse 

21? 
Who by, a stronger than he? 
What is the meaning of these two verses ? 

23. What general principle did our Lord then an- 

swer ? 
Can you explain this ? 



68 QUESTIONS ON LUKE. [Les. 19. 

24—26. What does he say of an unclean spirit f 

When he finds no rest whither does he go f 

How does he find his house? 

What then happens to him ? 

"What is the meaning of this ? (The class of sufferers 
here alluded to were sometimes, it would seem, ap- 
parently relieved by the arts of exorcists, and perhaps 
by medical treatment ; but then it often occurred in 
such cases that, after a short interval of rest and 
composure, the demoniacal frenzy would return with 
new and more terrible violence than before. So Je- 
sus predicted that the Jewish nation, upon which his 
ministry produced a temporary good effect, would soon 
abandon itself to obduracy and wickedness again.) 

27. As he spolce these words what did a certain ioo- 

nian do ? 

What did she say f 

What did she mean by this ? (In view of his pure char- 
acter and exalted teachings, happy was the mother 
who gave him birth.) 

28. What did Jesus say in answer f 

What is it to keep the word of God ? 
Does this answer of Christ give any countenance to the 
Catholic worship of the virgin Mary ? 



LESSON XIX. 

CHRIST REBUKES THE PHARISEES AND LAWYERS. 
Chapter xi, 29-54. 

29. Who icere gathered together ? 
What did Jesus begin to say f 
Who is meant by Jonas ? 

30. How does he say Jonas shall be a sign t 

Who were the Ninevites ? 



Ch. 11.] QUESTIONS ON LUKE. 69 

Where was the city of Nineveh situated? 

What have you heard of the discoveries of the remains 

of this city in our days ? 
How was Jonas a sign to the Jews? 

31. What does he say of the queen of the South ? 
What had she done f 

Who did he say was present ? 

W T hat is meant by the queen of the South's condemning 

that generation ? 
Where is the account of the visit of the queen of the 

South to Solomon to be found ? (1 Kings x.) 
Of what is she there styled the queen ? 
To whom did he refer as greater than Solomon? 

32. What would the men of JVineveh do? 
Why would they do so ? 

Can we learn a lesson, in reference to our responsibility 
on account of our religious privileges, from this scrip- 
ture? 

83. What is not done with a candle? 
Where is it placed f 
For what purpose f 
What is the meaning of this verse ? 

34. What is the light of the body ? 
When will the oody be full of light? 
When full of darJcness ? 

What is meant by, the eye being single ? 

What by, being evil ? 

What is the application of this verse ? 

35. What did he bid them talce heed ? 

What is the meaning of this ? (Take care lest all the 
internal spiritual light which thou enjoyest becomes 
obscured.) 

How may we lose the light we have ? 

36. What would be the effect if the body be full of 

light ? 
What does this mean ? (If thou art wholly illumina- 
ted by the truth, it will show itself in thy whole life 
and conduct, just as, with respect to the outward 
senses, " when the bright shining of a candle doth 
give thee light.") 



70 QUESTIONS ON LUKE. (Les. 19. 

37. What did a certain Pharisee beseech him to do t 
Did our Lord grant his request t 

38. At what did the Pharisee marvel f 

What were the Pharisees accustomed to do before every 
meal? 

Was this for cleanliness or merely a ceremonial tradi- 
tion? 

39. What did, the Lord say to him? 

What was the meaning of this rebuke ? (That -while 
they were peculiarly scrupulous about external puri- 
ty, they were inwardly filled with the fruits of in- 
justice and wickedness.) 

40. What further did he say to them f 

41. What did he advise them to do? 

What is implied in this verse? (The meaning of the 
fortieth and forty-first verses is somewhat difficult to 
perceive, but they seem to teach that the heart and 
mind ought to be purified equally with the body, as 
both are alike the workmanship of God ; and the best 
way of securing moral cleanness is by performing, in 
the first place, acts of charity and benevolence ; for 
by so doing, " all things will be clean unto you ;" 
that is, nothing external will defile you. and you will 
be acceptable to God as being morally clean. It must 
not be supposed that charity is the only thing re- 
quired in order to this moral purity ; but that it is 
one of the principal things, and the test of being holy 
and religious.) 

42. Upon whom did he pronounce a icoe ? 
What course did they pur me? 

What is meant by, ye tithe mint and rue? (Ye are very- 
scrupulous in paying tithes on herbs of trifling val- 
ue.) 

What is meant by, pass over judgment and the love of 
Godf 

43. For what reason did he pronounce another woe 

upon them f 
What was there wrong in this? 



Ch. 11.] QUESTIONS ON LUKE. 71 

44. How did, he again denounce them t 
To what did he When them? 

How did this figure apply to their character? 

45. What did one of the lawyers say ? 

46. Hoic did. our Lord, respond to him ? 
What burdens are here referred to ? 

"What is meant by, ye yourselves touch not the burden* 
with one of your fingers t 

47. What did they build? 

Why were they rebuked for this ? (The parallel pas- 
sage in Matthew exhibits more distinctly the mean- 
ing to be, that- while they hypocritically professed to 
venerate the memory of the prophets, their whole 
conduct showed that they partook of the spirit which 
led their fathers to slay them.) 

48. To what did he say they bear witness? 

In what sense did they bear witness that they allowed 
the deeds of their fathers '? 

49. What did the wisdom of God soy ? 
What is here meant by, the wisdom of God? 

50. What should be required of them ? 

What is meant by, the blood being required of that gen- 
eration ? 

51. Who are mentioned, as the first and later proph- 

ets slain by the Jewish nation? 

By whom was Abel slain ? 

Who was Zacharias ? (2 Chron. xxiv, 20, 21.) 

How could requisition for this blood be justly visited 

upon that generation ? (By committing similar deeds 

they had involved themselves in one common guilt 

with their fathers.) 
What is meant by, this generation ? 
What terrible punishment soon came upon the Jewish 

nation for their sins ? 

52. For what cause did he again pronounce a woe 

upon the lawyers ? 
What is the meaning of this? 



72 QUESTIONS ON LUKE. [Les. 20. 

53. What did the scribes and Pharisees now begin 

to do? 

What is meant by, urge him vehemently ? 
What by, to provoke him f 

54. For what did they lay wait ? 

What is meant by, laying wait ? 

What by, seeking to catch something out of his mouth t 



LESSON XX. 

OUR LORD TEACHES RELIANCE UPON A DIVINE 
PROVIDENCE. 

Chapter xii, 1-32. 

1. How large a company gathered to hear our 

Lord? 
What did he begin to say to his disciples ? 

What is meant by, the leaven of the Pharisees ? (The 

spirit.) 
What is hypocrisy ? 
In what sense was this the leaven of the Pharisees ? 

2. What general principle does our Lord lay down ? 

What does hypocrisy seek to cover up ? 
What is here meant by, shall be revealed? 
When will this revelation be made ? 
As a general truth, will sin be discovered even in this 
world ? 

3. What does he say of that which is spolcen in 

darkness ? 
What of that spolcen in the ear ? 

What is the meaning of this? (All your words and 
deeds will be brought to light either in this world or 
the next ; and, therefore, avoid hypocrisy, which will 
be unmasked.) 



Ch. 12.] QUESTIONS ON LUKE. 73 

4. Ofichom did he say they should not be afraid? 
Were the disciples about to be exposed to this danger ? 
What is meant by, after that, have no more that they can 

dot 

5. Of whom would he forewarn them? 
Whom did he say they should fear? 

What is meant by, forewarn ? 

To whom does he refer as an object of fear? 

In what sense should God be feared f 

6. What question did our Lord ask in reference to 

sparrows ? 
What does he say of them ? 
What is meant by, not one is forgotten before God? 
What would our Lord have us infer from this ? 

7. How does he again express the divine care over 

his children ? 

What does he enjoin upon them not to do ? 

What does he say of their value ? 

What is implied in the words, the very hairs of your head 
are all numbered? 

Does this mean that the child of God shall never be ex- 
posed to danger ? 

What is the meaning of the Saviour's instructions ? 

8. What did our Lord say of him who should con- 

fess him before men ? 
What is it to confess Christ before men ? 
What is meant by the expression, him shall the Son of 

man also confess before the angels of God ? 

9. What did he say of him who should deny him ? 
What is it to deny Christ before men ? 

When will such a one be denied before the angels of 
God? 

10. What does he say of him who should speak a 
word against the Son of man ? 
What of him that blasphemeth against the Holy 
Ghost? 

What is it to speak a word against the Son of man ? 
What to blaspheme against the Holy Ghost ? 



f 



74 QUESTIONS ON LUKE. [Les. 20. 

11. How should they act when drought unto syna- 

gogues and magistrates ? 
What is implied in being brought unto the synagogues 
What is meant by the direction, take ye no thought how 
or what thing ye shall answer? 

12. What would the Holy Ghost do for them? 
What is the meaning of this ? 

13. What did one of the company say to him? 

14. What did Jesus say to him ? 

What was implied by this? (Our Lord asserted that 
it was no part of his office to interfere in civil mat- 
ters, which belonged to the legally-appointed judges 
and magistrates.) 

15. Of what does he bid them "beware? 
How does he enforce this ? 

What is covetousness ? 

What is here meant by, a man's life t (His welfare — 

his happiness.) 
In what does it consist? 

16. What parable did he then utter to illustrate this 

truth? 

17. What did the man think within himself? 

18. Upon what did he finally resolve? 

19. What would he say to his soul? 
In what did this man's sin consist? 

How ought we to regard our time and money ? 

20. What did God say to him ? 
What question does he then aslc ? 

What is meant by, God said unto him ? 
What by, this night thy soul shall be required of thee? 
What is the question asked in the last clause calcula- 
ted to show? 

21. How does our Lord apply the parable? 

What is it to lay up treasure for ourselves? 
What is implied in being: rich toward God ? 
How may we secure sucn riches? 



Ch. 12.] QUESTIONS ON LUKE. 75 

22. What did he again say to his disciples f 

What is here meant by the expression, take no thought 
for your life ? 

23. How does he enforce this? 
What is the meaning of this ? 

24. What should they consider? 
What does he say of the ravens ? 
What question does he then ash ? 

Can you give, in your own language, the reason for 

trusting in God, founded upon his care of the ravens? 

What is here meant by their being better than the fowls ? 

25. What question does he ask in reference to their 

stature ? 
What is here meant by, taking thought f 

26. Hoio does he apply this to the subject? 

What is the teaching of these verses ? (That, after all 
our care, our success, he-alth, and life are in the hands 
of God ; as our anxiety could not increase our size, 
so it could not of itself defend our lives : but that, 
while we are industrious and faithful in doing what 
we can to preserve life, and secure the comfortable 
enjoyment of it, we must still feel that we are at 
God's disposal.) 

27. What does he now direct them to consider t 
What does he say of them ? 

28. How does he apply this illustration ? 
What is the force of the illustration ? 

29. What should they therefore not do ? 

What is meant by, neither be ye of doubtful mind? 

30. Who seek after these things? 

What did he say their Father knew ? 
Who are meant by, the nations of the world? 
How should the fact of God's knowledge relieve us of 
painful anxiety? 

31. What should they rather seek? 
What should be added unto them ? 
What is it to seek the kingdom of Godt 
What is meant by, all these things f 
What is implied in the promise ? 



76 QUESTIONS ON LUKE. [Les. 21. 

32. How does he encourage them f 
Why should they not fear f 
Why does he call them a little flock f 
What is meant by, it is your Father's good pleasure ? 
What by, to give you the kingdom 1 



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LESSON XXI. 

OUR LORD ENJOINS WATCHFULNESS. 
Chapter xii, 33-59. 

33. How does our Lord enjoin benevolence? 
What should they provide for themselves ? 
What is implied in the direction, Sell that ye have? 

(As applied to the apostles, who were to be sent 
forth to preach the Gospel, and would only be en- 
cumbered by their worldly property, and who were 
sustained by miraculous provisions, it has a literal 
sense ; as applied to all Christians, it may mean that 
we should be ready to dispose of our property as far 
as, in the exercise of Christian discretion, is found 
necessary to relieve the wants of the destitute ; or, 
comparatively, that all should be parted with and 

given away, rather than not provide treasure in the 
eavens.) 
What is meant by, provide yourselves bags which wax not 

old? 
What by, a treasure in the heavens ? 
How may this be secured? 

34. Where will the heart be ? 

What is meant by, the heart being with our treasure ? 

35. What should ever oe girded? 
What burning ? 

To what is allusion made in the expression, let your 

loins be girded f 
To what in the words, and your lights burning? 
What is implied in the direction ? 



Ch. 12.] QUESTIONS ON LUKE. 77 

36. How should they regard themselves? 

37. Whom did he pronounce to be blessed ? 
What would the lord do f 

What is meant by, he shall gird himself? 

38. How does he again repeat this truth ? 

When were the second and third watches ? (See Bib. 
Sch. Man.) 

39. If the good man of the house had known of the 

thief what would he have done ? 
What does our Lord teach in this verse ? 

40. How did he then apply this illustration ? 
Why should they $e ready f 

What is implied in being ready ? 

What is here meant by, the Son of man cometh at an 

hour when ye think not ? 
Why is death like the coming of the Son of man to us? 
Are you ready for this event ? 

41. What did Peter then ash him? 

42. How did the Lord answer him ? 
How does this answer Peter's question? 

What is meant by, to give them their portion of meat in 
due season? (To have the charge and oversight of 
the various family supplies.) 

What is the meaning of the verse ? (Who is the servant 
that may hope to be promoted to a station of trust 
and responsibility? The one that is found faithful 
and vigilant when his master is away.) 

43. Upon what servant does he pronounce a blessing ? 

44. What would be done for such a servant? 

45. What other course might the servant take ? 

46. When would the Lord of that servant come ? 
What would he do to him ? 

47. What should be done to the servant that knew 

his Lord's will, and prepared not himself? 
What is the meaning of this verse ? (The general sense 
of this and the following verse is, that the more ad- 
vantages any one enjoys, the greater improvement 
will be expected of him, and the more severely will 
he be punished if he comes short.) 



QUESTIONS ON LUKE. [Les. 21. 



48. What does he say of him that Jcnew not, and did 

commit things worthy of stripes ? 
What general principle did our Lord lay down ? 

49. For what purpose had our Lord come ? 
What does he say of this fire f 

To what is reference had in the expression, lam come 
to send fire f (To the terrible struggle and opposition 
by which the progress of the Gospel was to be re- 
sisted.) 

What is the meaning of the last clause ? (What do I 
wish but that it were already kindled — that the 
struggle had now commenced.) 

50. What did the Saviour say of himself ? 
For what was he straitened f 

What is meant by, a baptism to be baptized with f (An) 
overwhelming flood of sorrow and suffering to en- 
dure.) 

What by, how am I straitened ? (Oppressed, borne down, 
by the anticipation of these sufferings.) 

51. What question did he ask them? 
Sow did he answer the question ? 
What is the meaning of this ? (The meaning is, that 

the kingdom of Christ was not to be at once and 
peacefully established. Its coming was to give rise 
to a long and obstinate struggle.) 

52. What should defrom henceforth? 

53. What family divisions should occur? 

Did this occur when Christianity began to spread? 

54. What did they say when they saw a cloud rise 

out of the west f 

55. What is said when the south tcind Mows ? 

56. How does our Lord apply these signs? 
What is meant by, ye do not discern this time ? 

57. What question does he ash them in reference to 

their judgment ? 
What is implied in this question ? 



Ch. 13.] QUESTIONS ON LUKE. 79 

58. What direction did he give in reference to the 

treatment of an adversary ? 
What would the adversary do if this were not 
attended to f 

What is the teaching of the verse ? (That it is better, 
as a general thing, to yield, or to compromise a diffi- 
culty, than to contend.) 

59. How long would the person he kept in prison ? 



LESSON XXII. 

THE BARREN FIG-TREE— OUR LORD WEEPS OVER 
JERUSALEM, 

Chapter xiii, 1-35. 

1. What did certain persons present tell Jesus? 

What season is referred to ? (The passover.) 

Who are meant by Galileans ? 

Who was Pilate t 

What was the character of the Galileans? (They were 
a bold, brave people, continually rising against the 
Roman power in the country. Probably engaged in 
some insurrection, at the time of the passover, in 
Jerusalem, Pilate, the Roman governor, becoming 
exasperated, had caused them to be slain in the 
courts of the temple, mingling their blood with the 
blood of their sacrifices.) 

Why was this fact mentioned to our Lord ? (Being a 
Galilean, they hoped he would make some expression 
which would embroil him with the Roman govern- 
ment.) 

2. What did Jesus say in answer ? 
What is the meaning of this question ? 

3. What did he say in reference to themselves? 
What did he intend to teach them by this? 



80 QUESTIONS ON LUKE. [lies. 2% 

4. What other incident, involving the death of per- 

sons, does he mention ? 

Where was this tower? (Probably adjoining the pool 
of Siloam, upon the walls of Jerusalem.) 

5. How did he again apply the truth previously ut- 

tered? 

6. What did he then speaJo to them ? 
What had a certain man ? 

For what purpose did he come to it ? 
What was his success ? 

7. What did he say to the dresser of the vineyard ? 

8. What did the dresser say in answer ? 

9. What should then oe done ? 

What truth did our Lord wish to convey by this para- 
ble ? (It is intended to enforce the preceding admo- 
nition, that, unless men repent and bring forth the 
fruits of righteousness, they will perish by the just 
judgment of God, notwithstanding his great mercy 
and forbearance.) 

10. Where was he teaching on the Saooath? 

1 1 . Who was present ? 

What is meant by, a spirit of infirmity ? 

12. What did Jesus say to her? 

What is meant by, loosed from thine infirmity? 

13. What did Jesus then do to her? 
What then occurred ? 

14. How was the ruler of the synagogue affected? 
Why was he thus enraged ? 

What did he say to the people ? 
Was it probably a conscientious regard for the Sabbath 
that excited his indignation? 

15. What did our Lord say to him? 
In what respect was he a hypocrite ? 

What is the force of the questions our Lord asks? 



Ch. 13.] QUESTIONS ON LUKE. 81 

16. What did he say of the woman ? 

What is meant by, a daughter of Abraham ? 
What by, whom Satan hath bound ? 

17. How were his adversaries affected by this? 
How were the people ? 

What is here meant by, ashamed? (Confounded.) 

1 8. What questions did he then ask f 

19. What did he say the kingdom of God was Mice? 
Hoic large did the tree become f 

How is this mustard-tree a good representation of the 
kingdom of God ? 

20. Wliat did he again inquire ? 

21. To ichat did he note liken it ? 

Can you tell how the kingdom of God is like leaven? 

22. Whither did he go f 
How was he engaged f 
Where was he going ? 

23. What did one say to him? 

What was the character of this question? (Simply, 

one of idle curiosity.) 

24. What did our Lord say in answer f 
What would happen to many ? 

How did this answer reprove the idle curiosity of the 

questioner? 
What is meant by, the strait gate ? 
What is it to strive to enter in ? 
Why will many not be able to enter in? (See next 

verse.) 

25. What would happen when the Master was risen 

up? 
What answer would the Lord make ? 
What is signified by, / know you not whence ye are ? 

26. What toould they begin to say ? 



82 QUESTIONS ON LUKE. [Les. 22. 

27. What answer would he make to them ? 

What is the meaning of these last verses ? (That many 
persons will be disappointed in their expectations of 
admission to the kingdom of heaven at last, because, 
•although they may have been professed friends of the 
Saviour, they never really imbibed his spirit or obey- 
ed his commands.) 

28. What would ~be the character of their sufferings ? 

29. Who should sit down in the "kingdom of God f 
What is here meant by, the kingdom of God ? 

Who are meant by those coming from the east, and 

west, and north, and south ? 
What by their sitting down in the kingdom of God ? 

30. What does he say of the last, and of the first? 
What is thft meaning of this? (Some of those who 

have enjoyed the fewest spiritual privileges, by care- 
ful improvement of them, will reach higher rewards 
than those who have failed to improve the richest 
means of grace.) 

31. Who came to him the same day ? 
What did they say to him ? 

Did they say this as friends ? 
What Herod was this ? 

32. How did he answer them ? 
Why did he call him a, fox? 

What was the meaning of his answer ? (That he must 
go on with his labors of mercy a little time longer, 
and then his work would be done.) 

What is meant by, perfected ? 

33. What would occur first ? 
What could not be ? 

What is meant by, a prophet cannot perish out of Jeru- 
salem ? 

84. What touching lamentation for Jerusalem did 
he offer f 
What important lessons may be learned from this 
scripture ? 



Ch. H.] QUESTIONS ON LUKE. 83 

35. What does he say of their house ? 

Until what time should they not see him ? 
What is meant by, your house is left unto you desolate $ 
What time is referred to in the last clause ? 



LESSON XXHI. 

CHEIST AT THE HOUSE OF ONE OF THE CHIEF 
PHARISEES. 

Chapter xiv, 1-35. 

1. Into whose house did he enter on the Sabbath ? 
What did they do t 

What is here meant by, to-eat bread? (To dine or to 

sup : evidently there were many invited.) 
Who is meant by, they watched him? 
For what purpose did they watch him? 

2. Who was before him f 

3. To whom did Jesus speak? 
What did he ash them ? 

4. Did they answer his question ? 
What did Jesus then do f 
Why did they hold their peace ? 

5. What question did he then aslc them ? 

6. What ansicer did they make f 

What is meant by, they coidd not answer him ? 

7. What did he then put forth f 
What had he marked ? 

What is meant by, to those which were bidden ? 
What by, marked f 
What by, chief rooms? 

8. What direction did he give them f 
Why should they not? 

6 



84 QUESTIONS ON LUKE. [Les. 23. 

9. What would be the consequence ? 

What feeling would oe excited by this? 

10. What course should oe taken ? 

What would he that bade him to the feast say? 
What would be the effect of this ? 
What is meant by, thou shalt have worship ? 

11. How does our Lord then express this truth which 

he has just illustrated by the parable? 

12. What did he then say to him that bade him? 
Why should these not be called ? 

Why should this be a reason for not inviting them ? 

Does this mean that friends and wealthy neighbors are 
never to be invited? (It does not, for our Lord at- 
tended on such occasions ; but the teaching of this 
scripture is, that the kindness and hospitality which 
the wealthy have it in their power to bestow are not 
to be regarded as Christian virtues, except when they 
are rendered to those who cannot make any return.) 

13. Who should be called? 

14. What would be the effect of this? 

Why should a blessing attend this course ? 

When will the recompense be received ? 

How does the fact that these persons cannot return a 

recompense render the act blessed? 
What is meant by, the resurrection of the just? 

15. What did one that sat at meat with him say ? 
What led the man probably to say this ? 

What did he mean by, eating bread in the kingdom of 
God? 

16. What did our Lord say to this man? 

What is here signified by, a great supper? (This sup- 

Eer represents the kingdom of God, to which the guest 
ad alluded in the preceding verse ; so that the par- 
able is a rejoinder to his remark.) 
What is this parable intended to show? (That the 
Jews, who were first invited, would reject the bless- 
edness which this guest had spoken of, and that the 
invitation would be extended to other nations.) 
What is meant by, bade many ? 



Ch. 14.] QUESTIONS ON LUKE. 85 

17. When did he send his servant ? 
What to say ? 

18. What did they all do ? 
What did the first say? 
What request did he maJce ? 

19. What did another say ? 

20. What did still another say ? 

Do men still make these excuses in reference to re- 
ligion ? 
In what does their folly and sin consist ? 

21. What did the servant dof 

How was the master of the house affected ? 
What did he command his servant to do ? 

22. What did the servant say ? 

23. What did he then command his servant to do? 
What are here meant by, highways and hedges ? 
What is meant by, compelling them to come in t 

24. What did he say in reference to those that were 

bidden ? 

25. Who went with him ? 

26. What did he say to them ? 

What is the meaning of this ? (No man can be a dis- 
ciple unless he is willing, if duty demands it, to give 
up his dearest earthly friends for Christ's sake, and 
even to place his life in his hands when Christ's cause 
seems to demand an exposure of it?) 

27. Who besides cannot be his disciples ? 
What is it to bear the cross, and go after Jesus f 

28. What question does he asJc them ? 

29. What would be the result, if he did not? 
What is meant by, begin to mock him t 

$0. What would they say ? 

What truth does our Lord teach in the last three 
verses ? 

31. How does he again illustrate the same truth? 



86 QUESTIONS ON LUKE. [Les. 24. 

32. What other course does he consider ? 

33. How does our Lord apply these illustrations ? 

What is the meaning of this? (As it is so serious a 
matter, involving such a surrender of all he has, 
whoever will become the disciple of Christ must con- 
sider how much is implied in the step he is to take.) 

In what sense is he to forsake all that he hath? 

34. What does he say of salt f 
What if it hath lost its savor ? 
What is meant by, savor ? 

What is here denoted by, salt f 

What then is the force of the question? 

35. What does he say of it in this state ? 
How does he enforce his instructions ? 



LESSON XXIV. 

THE PRODIGAL SON. 
Chapter xv, 1-32. 

1. Who drew near unto him ? 

2. Wlio murmured ? 
What did they say ? 

What is meant by, receiveth sinners, and eateth with them ? 
Why did they find fault with the Saviour for doing 
this? 

3. What did he speak to them? 

4. How did he commence the parable of the lost 

sheep f 
What was this parable intended to illustrate ? 

5. What does he do when he finds the lost sheep? 

6. What when he cometh home f 



Ch. 15.] QUESTIONS ON LUKE. 87 

7. How does our Lord apply the parable ? 
What is meant by, joy shall be in heaven f 

Why do the angels rejoice when the sinner repents and 
is in grief? 

What is meant by the expression, which need no repent- 
ance f 

8. What parable did he relate about the ten pieces 

of silver ? 

9. What does the woman do when she finds the lost 

piece ? 

10. How does he again apply the illustration ? 

11. How does he commence the parable of the prodi- 

gal son ? 

12. What did the younger son say to his father? 
What did the father do ? 

13. What course did the younger son take not many 

days after t 
What did he do there ? 

What is meant by, wasted his substance t 
What by, riotous living ? 

14. When he had spent all, what happened ? 
How was he affected by it ? 

15. What did he then do ? 

Upon what work did this citizen send him ? 
What is meant by, joined himself? 

16. What would he fain have done? 

Why did he not do this ? 

What is here meant by, husks? (Coarse vegetables, 
used for the food of swine.) 

17. When he came to himself what did he say ? 
What is meant by, his coming to himself? 

18. What did he determine to do ? 
What would he say to his father? 

What is meant by, I have sinned against heaven ? 
Why does he mention this before referring to his treat- 
ment of his father ? 



88 QUESTIONS ON LUKE. [Les. 24. 

19. Of what did he not consider himself worthy ? 
What would he become ? 

What did he exhibit in this? 

20. What did he then do ? 

How soon did his father see him? 
How did he feel toward him? 
What did he do ? 

21. What did the son say to him ? \ 

22. What did the father say to his servants? 

23. What did he desire them to bring? 
What would they do ? 

24. What does he say of his son ? 
What did they begin to do ? 

In what sense was his son lost and dead? 
How does all this exhibit God's treatment of penitent 
sinners? 

25. Where was the elder son? 

As he drew near the house, what did he hear ? 

26. Whom did he call? 
What did he ash him ? 

27. What did he say to him ? 

28. How was he affected ? 
What did his father do ? 

29. What did he say to his father? 

30. What does he say of his brother? 
Why does he call him thy son ? 

31. What did the father say to him? 

What did he mean by saying, thou art ever toith me t 

32. What did he say was meet ? 
What reason does he give ? 
What is meant by, meet ? 

What is the general truth taught by this parable? 



Ch. 16.] QUESTIONS ON LUKE. 89 



LESSON XXV. 

THE UNJUST STEWARD— THE RICH MAN AND 
LAZARUS. 

Chapter xvi, 1-31* 

1. Of whom did he now speaJc to his disciples? 
What does he say of this steward? 

What is a steward ? 

2. What did he do ? 
Wha&did he say to him ? 
What should he no longer be ? 

What is meant by, give an account of thy stewardship ? 

3. What did the steward say within himself? 

What is meant by, said tcithin himself? 
What by, I cannot dig ? 

4. To what resolution had he come ? 

Whom did he mean by, that they may receive me into 
their houses ? 

5. Whom did he call to him ? 
What did he say to the first ? 

6. What did he answer ? 

What did the steward say to him ? 

What kind of oil was this ? (Olive oil, used extensively 

both for food and medicine.) 
What is meant by, his owing so much oil ? 
What is implied in the words, sit down quickly, and 

lorite fifty? 

7. What did he say to another ? 
What answer did he give ? 

What did, the steward, tell him to do ? 

How many are four-score ? 

How could this course be of advantage to the steward ? 



90 QUESTIONS ON LUKE. [Les. 25. 

8. How did the Lord look upon this ? 
Why? 

What does Christ say of the children of this 
world f 

What does the lord commend in the steward? 

Does this mean that he esteemed his course honest ? 

How had he done wisely '? (He had done shrewdly, 

though dishonestly, in securing friends among his 

lord's debtors.) 
Who are meant by, the children of this ivorld ? 
Who by, the children of light ? 
In what sense are they wiser ? 

9. Of what did he counsel them to make themselves 

friends f 

What would be the benefit of such a course ? 

What is meant by, the mammon of unrighteousness ? 

What by, making friends of this ? (Provide yourself 
sure and heavenly friends, by the proper use of un- 
certain and perishing wealth.) 

How may wealth be used so as to secure this? 

What is meant by, that when ye fail? 

What by, they may receive you into everlasting habita- 
tions t (Ye may be received into heaven.) 

10. What does he say of him that is faithful in the 

least f 
What of him that is unjust in the least ? 
What is the meaning of this ? 

11. What if they have not teen faithful in the un- 

righteous mammon f 

What is meant by, being faithful in the unrighteous 

mammon t 
What is the meaning of the verse ? 

12. How is this truth again expressed? 

To what is reference had in the expression, that tohich 
is another man's ? 

To what in the words, that which is your own? (That 
which will be your own, if you are faithful and obe- 
dient, an eternal inheritance, as opposed to that 
which is another's, namely, riches and advantages of 



Ch. 16.] QUESTIONS ON LUKE. 91 

this life, which cannot be called our own, as being" 
committed to our trust by the great Owner, the Lord 
of all.) 

13. What cannot a servant do f 

What will be the result if he attempts it t 
Who cannot be served at the same time ? 
What is meant by, ye cannot serve God and mammon t 

14. Who heard these things? 
How did they treat him ? 
What is meant by, derided him ? 

15. Wliat did Jesus say to them? 
What does God know ? 

What does he say of that which is highly esteem- 
ed among men ? 

What is here meant by the expression, justify yourselves 
before menf (Make, yourself to appear just and de- 
vout by pretended sanctity and holiness.) 

What is implied in the expression, God knoweth your 
hearts f 

What is meant by, is abomination in the sight of God ? 
(That is, that in you which is esteemed — that which 
makes men esteem you — your ceremonial observances 
and fair outside, with hypocrisy within, are an abom- 
ination in the sight of God.) 

16. What were until John? 

What has happened since that time ? 

What does every man do ? 

What is meant by, the law and the prophets were until 
John? (The books of the law continued to be the 
sole teachers until the coming of John the Baptist.) 

What by, every man presseth into it ? (The kingdom of 
God, or the Gospel, is offered indiscriminately to all, 
Jews or Gentiles, as distinguished from the exclusive 
system of the Jews.) 

17. What does he. say of the permanence of the law ? 
What is the meaning of this ? 

18. What does he say in reference to putting away 

a wife ? 



92 QUESTIONS ON LUKE. [Les. 25. 

1.9. How does he describe the situation of a certain 
rich man f 
Is this a history of an actual occurrence or a parable ? 
What is signified by, his being clothed in purple? 
What is meant by, fared sumptuously ? 

20. What beggar was there ? 
What is said of him ? 

21. With what did he desire to be fed? 
What did the dogs do for himt 

What seems to have been the sin of the rich man to- 
ward Lazarus ? (Not that he refused the scraps from 
his table, but that he was too intent upon his own 
gratification to show mercy to a poor distressed fel- 
low-creature.) 

22. What finally happened to the beggar ? 
Whither was he carried ? 

What is said of the rich man f 

What is meant by, he was carried by the angels f 

What by, Abraham's bosom ? 

23. Where did he lift up his eyes ? 
In what condition was he f 
Whom did he see ? 

24. What did he cry and say f 
What was signified by this language ? 

25. What did Abraham say in answer ? 

Was the rich man punished merely because he had 
good things in this world ? 

Was Lazarus taken to heaven because he had his evil 
things ? 

In what did the sin of the rich man consist? 

Which state is most favorable to piety — riches or pov- 
erty? 

If we seek our portion in this world only, what may we 
expect in the world to come ? 

26. What did Abraham say was between them? 
What could not therefore be done ? 

What is meant by, a great gulf? 
What by, its being fixed? 



Ch. 17. J QUESTIONS ON LUKE. 93 

Can any one find here a reason to believe that there 
will be any change for the better in the torments of 
the lost? 

27. What did the rich man then ask ? 
Whom did he wish to have sent ? 

28. Whom had he there ? 

What did he wish to have him do f 

To prevent them from what? 

What is here meant by, that he may testify unto themt 

Why did he think this course would be effectual ? 

29. What did Abraham say in answer ? 
What did he mean by, Moses and the prophets ? 
What by, hearing them t 

What have we in addition to Moses and the prophets ? 
Shall we be less excusable if we neglect our opportu- 
nities ? 

30. How did he again appeal to Abraham ? 

31. What did he say in answer? 

Why would one that refused to receive the Bible be 
likely not to believe, if one arose from the dead ? 

What could such a one say that is not already revealed, 
so far as the way of salvation is concerned ? • 

If we desire the salvation of our friends, when should 
we seek it ? 

What ought we to learn from this parable ? 



LESSON XXYI. 

FORGIVENESS OF INJURIES— HEALING OF LEPERS 
—COMING OF THE SON OF MAN. 

Chapter xvii, 1-37. 

1. What did our Lord say to his disciples about 

offenses ? 
What of him through whom they come ? 
What are here meant by, offenses ? 
What by its being impossible but that they must come ? 



94 QUESTIONS ON LUKE. [Les. 26. 

2. What does he say would be better than to offend 

one of these little ones ? 
Who are meant by, these little ones ? 
What is it to offend them ? (To lead one of the disci- 
ples of Christ away into sin.) 

3. Of whom should they take heed? 

What should be done if a brother trespass? 

What if he repent ? 

What is it to take heed to ourselves ? 

What is the meaning of trespass ? 

What of rebuke him ? 

4. Under what circumstances, and how often, should 

he be forgiven? 

5. What did the apostles say to our Lord? 

What is meant by, increase our faith? 
Who must they have thought our Lord to be, to offer 
to him such a prayer ? 

6. What did our Lord say in answer ? 

What is meant by, faith as a grain of mustard-seed? 
What is the meaning of the verse ? 

7. fPhat question does he ash in reference to the 

treatment of a servant ? 

8. What would he rather say to him ? 

9. What further question does he ash about the 

servant ? 
How does he answer it ? 
What is meant by, I trow not? 

10. How does he apply his illustration? 
What is meant by, we are unprofitable servants? 

11. Ashe went to Jerusalem, through what countries 

did he go ? 
What is meant by, through the midst of Samaria and 
Galilee ? 

12. Who met him as he entered a village? 
Why did they stand afar off? 

Was leprosy considered a curable disease ? 



Ch. 17.1 QUESTIONS ON LUKE. 95 

13. What did these lepers do f 

14. What did Jesus say to them ? 
What happened as they went ? 

What is meant by, show yourselves unto the priests? 
(The leper, when healed, was required by the Jewish 
law to go to the priest to have his cure officially as- 
certained. Lev. xiii, 2, and following.) 

15. What did one of them do when he saw that he 

was healed ? 
What is meant by, glorified God? 

16. What other expressions of gratitude did he make ? 
Of what nation was he ? 

At whose feet did he fall ? 

Why is it mentioned that he was a Samaritan ? 

17. What questions did Jesus ask ? 

18. Who only returned to give glory to God? 

19. What did he say to the healed leper? 
How had his faith made him whole ? 

20. What did the Pharisees demand of him ? 
What answer did Jesus give ? 

What did they mean by, the kingdom of God? (The 

reign of the Messiah.) 
What is meant by, it cometh not with observation ? (With 

circumstances of pomp and ceremony.) 

21. What should they not say ? 
Where should this kingdom de ? 

What is meant by, the kingdom of God is xoithin you ? 

22. What did he say to his disciples should come ? 

. What did he mean by, one of the days of the Son of man ? 
(The time will come when, amid the perplexities and 
persecutions to which they should be exposed, they 
would long for that intercourse and communion with 
Jesus which they then enjoyed.) 

23. What should be said to them ? 
How should they treat this ? 

What is meant by the expression, See here ? (Here is 
the Messiah : numerous impostors arose after Christ's 
time.) 



96 QUESTIONS ON LUKE. [Les. ! 

24. What should be the character of the day of the 

Son of man ? 
What is the meaning of the figure ? 
What of the expression, so shall also the Son of man be 
in his day f 

25. What must first happen ? 
What is meant by, rejected of this generation t 

26. As in whose days shall it be in the days of the 

Son of man f 
What days of the Son of man are here referred to? 
Who is meant by Noe t 

27. What occurred in his days ? 

28. How was it in the days of Lot ? 
Who was Lot t 

29. What happened the day that Lot went out of 

Sodom f 
What is meant by, it rained fire and brimstone ? 
What is the truth taught in these last verses? 

30. When should the same state of things again 

exist ? 

31. What does our Lord say of the man upon the 

house-top in that day f 
What of him in the field? 
What is the meaning of this ? 

32. Whom were they to remember ? 

In what sense, and for what purpose, were they to re- 
member Lot's wife ? 

33. What does he say of him that seelcs to save his 

life f 
What of him that shall lose his life ? 
Can you explain this verse ? 

34-36. What should be the state of things at this 

time ? 
What do these verses mean? 



Ch. 18.] QUESTIONS ON LUKE. 97 

37. What did they say to him ? 

What did he answer f 

What did they mean by the question, Where ? 

What is the meaning of our Lord's answer ? (A pro- 
verbial phrase, signifying, in this case, that where 
the Jews, who are spiritually and judicially dead, 
inhabit, there the Roman armies will follow, and exe- 
cute divine judgment upon them. An allusion may al- 
so be had to the Roman standard, which was an eagle. 



> «•» i 

LESSON XXYII. 

THE UNJUST JUDGE— PUBLICAN AND PHARISEE- 
YOUNG RULER— THE BLIND MAN HEALED. 

Chapter xviii, 1-43. 

1. What did he now speak? 

To what end did he speah this parable? 

What is meant by, ought always to pray ? 
What by the expression, not to faint? 

2. Who was in the city f 
What is said of this judge f 

What is meant by, neither regarded man? 

3. Who also was in that city ? 
What did she say to this judge ? 

What is meant by, avenge me of mine adversary? 

4. 5. How did he regard her request ? 
What did he afterward say ? 
Why would he do this ? 

6. What did the Lord say ? 

7. What question did he then ash ? 

Who are meant by, his own elect? (His faithful fol- 
lowers, who are true Christians.) 
What is meant by, which cry day and night unto him ? 
What by, though he bear long with them ? 



98 QUESTIONS ON LUKE. [Les. 27. 

8. What did he say he would tell them ? 

What question did he ash in reference to faith ? 
What is meant by, when the Son of man cometh? 
"What by, shall he find faith on the earth ? 

9. To what persons did he speafc a parable? 

What is meant by, which trusted in themselves that they 
were righteous f 

10. For what purpose did two men go up into the 

temple f 
Who were they ? 
Where was the temple? 
Why did they go up to the temple to pray ? 

11. How did the Pharisee pray ? 
What did he say f 

What is meant by, prayed thus with himself? 

What by, I thanK thee that lam not as other men are ? 

12. What further does the Pharisee say of himself? 
What is meant by, give tithes of all that I possess 

13. What was the publican 's position ? 
How was he affected ? 
What did he do and say ? 
What does the publican exhibit in this course ? 

14. What does Jesus say of him ? 

What general principle does he then utter? 
What is meant by, he went down to his house justified? 

15. Whom did they bring to him ? 
For what purpose ? 

What did the disciples do ? 

Why did they wish to have the Saviour touch them ? 

Why did the disciples rebuke them ? 

16. What did Jesus do ? 
What did he say ? 

What is it for a child now to come to Jesus ? 
What is meant by, of such is the kingdom of Odd? 



f 



Ch. 18.] QUESTIONS ON LUKE. 99 

IT. What does he say in reference to receiving the 
kingdom of God ? 
What is here meant by, the kingdom of God ? 
What is to receive it as a little child ? 

18. Who asTced him a question? 
What was the question ? 

19. What did Jesus say to him ? 
Who only did he say was good ? 

20. What did our Lord say in reference to the com- 

mandments ? 

21. What answer did the ruler maJcef 

22. What did Jesus say to him when he heard these 

things ? 
Why was he required to sell all that he had ? 

23. Row was he affected by this ? 
Why was he sorrowful ? 

24. When Jesus saw this what did he say f 
What is meant by, how hardly t 

25. What did he say was easier ? 
What is the meaning of this ? 

26. What did those that heard this say ? 

What made them think it was difficult to be saved ? 

27. How did Jesus answer them ? 
How did this answer their question ? 

28. What did Peter say ? 

What did he mean by saying, they had left all t 

29. 30. What did our Lord say in answer ? 

What is meant by, his receiving manifold more in this ' 

present time ? 
What by, his leaving his house, or parents, &c.,/or the 

kingdom of God's sake f 

31. Whom did he take unto him? 

Whither did he say they were going ? 
What would be accomplished there ? 

1 






100 QUESTIONS ON LUKE. [Les. 27. 

What are meant by, the things that are written by the 

prophets concerning the Son of man ? 
What is meant by, these things being accomplished t 
How did Jesus know that these things were about to 

happen ? 

32. What would oe done to the Son of man t 

Who are here meant by, Gentiles t 
What is meant by, spitefully entreated ? 

33. What should then oe done with him? 
What should happen on the third day ? 

34. Did the twelve understand his meaning ? 
Why did they not understand? 
What is meant by, this saying was hid from them ? 

35. Whom did he meet as he came nigh to Jericho ? 
Where was Jericho f 

36. What did he aslc of the multitude? 

37. What did they tell him ? 

38. What did he then do ? 

39. What did those that went before do ? 
What did he continue to do ? 

What did he mean by the expression, thou son of Da- 
vid ? 

40. What did Jesus do ? 

41. What question did he ash him? 
What did the olind man answer ? 

42. What did Jesus then say to him ? 
How had he exhibited his faith ? 

43. What immediately happened? 
What did the man do ? 
What did the people do ? 



Ch. 19.] QUESTIONS ON LUKE. 101 



LESSON XXVIIL 

ZACCHEUS— THE NOBLEMAN AND HIS SERVANTS. 
Chapter xix, 1-27. 

1. Through what city did Jesus pass? 

2. Who resided there ? 
What is said of him ? 

What is meant by, chief among the publicans? (Head 
officer of the taxes.) 

3. What did he seek? 

Why was it difficult for him to do this ? 
What is meant by the expression, who he was ? 
What is here meant by, the press? 

4. What did he do in order that he might see him ? 

5. What did Jesus do when he came to the place? 
What did he say to him ? 

What is meant by, I must abide at thy house ? 

6. What did Zaccheus do ? 

What is meant by, he received him joyfully? 

How may we now secure the Saviour in our houses ? 

7. How were those that saw it affected ? 
What did they say ? 

What is meant by, murmured? 

What did they mean by calling him a sinner? (The 

tax-gatherers were all despised by the Jews ; but this 

man may have been guilty of injustice and extortion 

in office.) 
Why did they find fault with our Lord for visiting this 

man? 

8. What did Zaccheus do and say ? 

What is the meaning of this ? (That he will do so. It 
was a promise of immediate and entire amendment 
of life ; this was the result, probably, of a conversa- 
tion with the Saviour, not recorded.) 

What is meant by, false accusation? (False demands 
and exactions.) 



102 QUESTIONS ON LUKE. [Les. 28. 

9. What did Jesus then say to him? 

What is meant by, this day is salvation come to this 
house ? (This day is this family received into the 
gracious covenant of mercy and salvation, and to a 
share in all the promises made by God to his peculiar 
people.) 

What by, he also is a son of Abraham ? (Either by birth 
or descent, or rather by faith, having now acted like 
a true son of Abraham, having now shown himself 
one of his spiritual seed.) 

10. For what %)urpose did he say the Son of man had 

come ? 
What is meant by, that which was lost ? 
How did this apply to the remarks that had been made ? 

11. As they heard these things, what did he add? 
Near what city was he ? 

What did they think ? 

What is meant by, they thought that the kingdom of God 
should immediately appear t 

Why did his being nigh to Jerusalem render this para- 
ble necessary ? (They thought he was about to estab- 
lish a temporal empire, of which Jerusalem, to which 
they were approaching, should be the capital.) 

12. Wliat did he then say in reference to a certain 

nobleman ? 
What is meant by, to receive for himself a kingdom ? 
(Kingly authority. Such cases were not uncommon 
under the Roman emperors. Men, who, by succes- 
sion or in other ways, acquired claims to the govern- 
ment of a province, went to Rome to be invested with 
authority, and then returned to enter upon their ad- 
ministration.) 

13. Whom did he call? 

What did he deliver to them ? 

What did he say to them ? 

What did he mean by, occupy till I come ? 

14. How did the citizens regard him ? 
What message did they send after him ? 

Who are meant by, his citizens? (The people of the 
province over whom he was to reign.) 



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15. When he returned, what did he command? 
For what purpose did he call them ? 

16. What did the first say? 

What is meant by, thy pound hath gained ten pounds ? 

17. What did he say to him ? 

What is meant by, have thou authority over ten cities? 
(Having been faithful to the trust reposed in him 
by the prince in his private capacity, he was pro- 
moted to a station of authority under the govern- 
ment, when he became invested with power.) 

18. What did the second say ? 

19. What was said to him,? 

20. What did another say ? 

21. Why did he fear him? 
What did he say he did ? 
What is the meaning of austere ? 

What is meant by tne expression, thou takest up that 
thou layedst not down ? 

22. What did the prince say in answer to him ? 
What did he say he knew ? 

What is meant by, out of thine own mouth will I judge 
thee? 

23. What ought he therefore to have done ? 

How was this condemning him out of his own mouth? 
What is meant by, usury ? 

24. What did he say to those that stood oy ? 

25. What did they say ? 

26. What did Jesus say unto them ? 

Can you explain the meaning of this verse ? 

27. What does he say of his enemies ? 

What is the leading truth taught by this parable? 
(That Jesus was not then about to establish his king- 
dom, as they supposed, (verse 11.) He was about to 
leave the world for a time, to come again at a future 
day, fully invested with power. In the mean time 
he was to leave in the hands of his servants and dis- 



104 QUESTIONS ON LUKE. [Les. 29. 

ciples the revelations of divine truth which he had 
made, and certain important duties, as a trust ; for 
the faithful exercise of which they would be called 
to a strict account when he should come in power.) 

What talents have been committed to us ? 

How are we to improve them? 

What use have you made of those which have been 
committed to your care? 



LESSON XXIX. 

THE APPROACH TO JERUSALEM. 
Chapter xix, 28-48. 

28. What place did Jesus take as they passed on? 
Whither were they going ? 

In what direction were they going? (West, from Jeri- 
cho to Jerusalem.) 
What is meant by, ascending up to Jerusalem ? 

29. To what towns did they approach? 
Near what mount were they ? 
Whom did he send forth? 

Where were Bethphage and Bethany ? 
What family resided in Bethany friendly to our Lord? 
In what direction was the mount of Olives from Jeru- 
salem ? 

30. Whither did he direct them to go ? 
What would they find upon entering? 
What should they do with him ? 

How did Christ know that there was a colt there ? 

31. If any man should ash them why they did this, 

what should they say ? 

32. What did they that were sent do ? 
What did they find? 



Ch. 19.] QUESTIONS ON LUKE. 105 

33. As they were loosing the colt, who spoke to them ? 
What did they ash f 

34. What answer did the disciples give? 

35. To whom did they bring him f 
What did they cast upon him ? 
Whom did they then set upon him ? 

36. As he went, what did they do ? 
What did they express by this course ? 

37. To what place did he draw nigh f 

What did the whole multitude begin to do ? 

For what did they praise God f 

What is meant by, to rejoice and praise God with a loud 

voice t 
What are here referred to under the term of mighty 

works 1 

38. What did they say ? 

To "whom did they refer under the title of King 1 
What is meant by, his coming in the name of the Lord? 
How would his coming produce peace in heaven, and 
glory in the highest t 

39. What did some of the Pharisees say to him ? 
What is meant by, rebuke thy disciples t 

Why were they disturbed by the rejoicings? 

40. What did Jesus say to them in answer ? 

What does this mean? (It is a proverbial expression, 
signifying that it was God's will that he should enter 
Jerusalem in this triumphant manner, and that he 
would work a miracle rather than that the Messiah 
should not be thus glorified.) 

41. When they came near, what did he gaze upon? 
What did he then do ? 

What city was this ? 

What is the meaning of wept over it ? 

Why was he so much affected for this city ? 

42. What did fie say ? 

What was their present condition ? 

What is meant by, the things which belong unto thy peace f 

What by, now they are hid from thine eyes ? 



106 ■ QUESTIONS ON LUKE. [Les. 30. 

43. What days should come upon the city ? 

44. How would they lay the city t 

How thorough should this destruction he ? 
Why would this fall upon them ? 

What is meant by, lay thee even with the ground ? 
What by, shall not leave in thee one stone upon another? 
What by, thou hnewest not the time of thy visitation ? 

45. In what did Jesus go f 
What did he oegin to do ? 

What did these persons buy and sell here ? 
Why did they not resist the Saviour ? 

46. What did he say was written ? 

What is meant by, ye have made it a den of thicv+s ? 

47. What did he do daily ? 
Who sought to destroy him ? 

What is meant by, taught in tlje temple? 
Who are meant by, the chief of the people t 

48. What could they not find f 
Why could they not ? 

What is meant by, could not find what they might dot 
Why did the attention of the people forbid this? 



LESSON XXX. 



PARABLE OF THE HUSBANDMEN— TRIBUTE TO 
OESAR— THE RESURRECTION. 

Chapter xx, 1-47. 

1. How was he engaged in these days? 

Who came upon him on one of those days ? 

2. What did they say to him f 

Whatdid they mean by, these things t (Chap, xix, 45-47.) 



Ch. 20.] QUESTIONS ON LUKE. 107 

3, 4. How did he answer their question f 

What is the meaning of this question which our Lord 
asks? 

5, 6. What did they do upon this f 
What did they say ? 
Why would the people stone them for this ? 

7. What answer did they give him ? 

8. What did Jesus then say to them ? 

Why, do you suppose, did Jesus refuse to answer their 
question ? 

9. What did he "begin to speak ? 
What did a certain man do ? 
To ichom did he let it ? 
What did he then do ? 

10. What did he do at the season ? 

For what purpose did he send the servant ? 
How did the husbandmen treat him ? 
What is meant by, at the season ? 

11. Whom did he then send? 
How did they treat him f 

What is meant by, entreated him shamefully t 

12. How did they conduct toward the third? 

13. What did the lord of the vineyard say ? 
How did he say they might treat his son ? 
What is here meant by, reverence him ? 

14. When the husbandmen saw him, what did they 

do? 

15. What did they then do to him ? 

What question does he ash in reference to these 
men ? 

16. How did our Lord ansicer his own question? 
When they heard it, what did they say ? 

Who are referred to in the words, when they heard it? 
Why did they say, God forbid ? (Not to the punish- 
ment of the husbandmen in the parable, but because 



108 QUESTIONS ON LUKE. [Les. 30. 

they objected to the truth which they now began to 
discover, as intended to be conveyed by our Lord in 
this imaginary case, namely, that the Messiah would 
be rejected by the Jewish people and that they would 
consequently be destroyed.) 

17, 18. What did he say as he beheld them? 

Where is this scripture recorded ? (Psalm cxviii, 22.) 
What is the meaning of this passage ? (The idea ap- 
pears to be, that whoever sets himself in opposition 
to the cause of Christ only insures his own utter and 
hopeless destruction.) 

19. What did the chief priests and the scribes seek 

to do ? 
Why did they not do it ? 
What did they perceive ? 
What is meant by, to lay hands on him t 
Why did they fear the people? 
How did this parable apply to them ? 

20. What did they do ? 
Whom did they send forth ? 

What should they feign themselves to be ? 
What were they to do ? 
What was their object ? 

What is meant by the expression, feign themselves just 

men? 
What by, take hold of his words? 
What governor is here referred to ? 
What did they hope to accomplish? 

21. What did they say to him? 

Were they sincere in their expressions of respect? 
What is meant by, neither acceptest thou the person of 
any? 

22. What question did they ash ? 

What did they hope to accomplish by this question? 
(They hoped to lead him to say something which the 
Roman government might consider seditious or trea- 
sonable.) 

23. What did he perceive? 
What did he say to them ? 



Ch. 20.] QUESTIONS ON LUKE. 109 

24. What did he desire to see ? 
What question did he ash them f 
What did they answer ? 

What is meant by, image and superscription ? 

25. What did he say to them ? 
What is the meaning of this ? 

26. What could they not do ? 
How were they affected ? 
What did they do f 

What was there in the answer to make them marvel? 

27. Who then came to him t 
What do they deny f 

28-33. What case and question do they present to 
our Lord, in reference to the resurrection ? 

34. What did Jesus say in answer ? 

Who are meant by, the children of this world ? 

35. Who neither marry nor are given in marriage ? 
What is meant by, being accounted worthy to obtain that 

toorld f 

36. What further does he say of such? 

What is meant by, they are equal unto the angels ? 
What by, being the children of the resurrection t 

37. What had Moses showed at the bush ? 
How had he showed this ? 

What is referred to by the expression, at the bush? 

38. How does this teach a resurrection ? 

Can you give, in your own language, this argument of 
our Lord to prove that the dead are raised ? 

What is meant by the phrase, for all live unto him ? 
(That is, in his view. When men die, they die only 
to those who survive them. In the sight of God, they 
continue to live, changing only the scene of exist- 
ence.) 

39. What did certain of the scribes say to him ? 

40. What effect had this answer upon them t 
Why did they not dare to do it ? 



110 QUESTIONS (W LUKE. [Les. 31. 

41. What question did he ask them ? 

To whom did he refer in the expression, how say they t 

42, 43. What has David himself said? 

44. What does David call him ? 

What question does our Lord then ash ? 
Can you answer it ? 

45. Whom did he address in the audience of the 

people ? 
What is meant by, in the audience of the people? 

46. 47. Of whom should they beware? 
What does he say they desire ? 
What do they devour ? 

What do they do for a show ? 

What did he say they should receive ? 

What was their object in walking in long robes? 

What is meant by, their devouring widoios' houses ? 

What by for a show make long prayers ? 

Why should they receive greater damnation ? 



LESSON XXXI. 

GIFTS FOR THE TREASURY— THE DESTRUCTION 
OF JERUSALEM FORETOLD. 

Chapter xxi, 1-38. 

1. As he looked up, what did he behold? 
In what city was Christ at this time ? 

In what place in the city? 

What was the object of these gifts? (To sustain the 
religious services of the temple.) 

2. Whom did he see, besides, casting into the treas- 

ury? 
How much did she give ? 



Ch. 21.1 QUESTIONS ON LUKE. Ill 

3. What did Jesus say in reference to it? 

In what sense had she cast in more than they all f 

4. How had the rich cast into the treasury ? 
What does he say of the poor widow ? 

What lesson may we learn from this commendation of 
Christ? 

5. Of what did some speak ? 
To what did they refer ? 

What is meant by, adorned with goodly stones t 

6. What did he say ? 

7. What questions did they ask him ? 

What is meant by, what sign will there be when these 
things shall come to pass ? 

8. What did he say to them ? 
What should many do ? 
What should they not- do ? 

What is meant by the expression, and the time draweth 
near t 

9. What should not terrify them ? 
What does he say of these things ? 
What of the end ? 

What is meant by, the end is not by and by t 

10. What does he say of nation and kingdom ? 

11. What should happen in divers places? 
What should he from heaven? 

What are meant by, great signs from heaven? 

12. What would happen oefore all these things? 
Before whom should they be brought ? 

For whose sake ? 

What is meant by, delivering you up to the synagogues ? 

13. For what should this turn? 

What is meant by this ? (That is, in this way the dis- 
ciples were to give their testimony to the Gfospel.) 

14. What should they settle in their hearts ? 
What is meant by, settle it in your hearts ? 



112 QUESTIONS ON LUKE. [Les. 31. 

15. What did he promise to give them ? 
What is meant by, mouth and wisdom ? 
What is the meaning of gainsay ? 

16. By whom should they he betrayed? 
What would happen to some of them ? 

17. How should they be regarded ? 
Why should all men hate them? 

18. What does he say shall not perish? 

What is the meaning of this ? (Nothing really valua- 
ble to them should be lost or destroyed ; but, amid 
all these trials and dangers, their real welfare and 
happiness were perfectly secure.) 

19. How should they possess themselves? 

What does this mean ? (By your perseverance in the 
faith you shall preserve your life.) 

20. When might they hnow that the desolation of 

Jerusalem was nigh ? 

21. At that time what should those in Judea do? 
What those in the midst of the city ? 

What those in the countries ? 

22. What does our Lord say of these days ? 
What is meant by, these be the days of vengeance? 

23. Upon whom did he pronounce a woe? 

What should there be in the land, and upon the 
people ? 

24. What should happen to the people ? 
What to Jerusalem ? 

How long would this continue ? 

What is meant by, trodden down of the Gentiles?. 

What by, until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled ? 

25. Where would there be signs ? 

What would happen upon the earth ? 
What is meant by, signs in the sun and moon? 
What by, the sea and the waves roaring ? 



Ch. 21.] QUESTIONS ON LUKE. 113 

26. On what account would men's hearts fail them? 
What should happen to the powers of heaven ? 
What is meant by, the powers of heaven shall be shaken f 

27. What should they see ? 

What is meant by, coming in a cloud? 
What by, with 'power and great glory ? 
To what event is reference had in this verse ? 

28. When these things begin to come to pass, what 

should they do ? 

Why should they do this ? 

What is meant by, your redemption draweth nigh ? (Your 
deliverance from trials, persecutions, and distresses 
approaches ; which would be true, whether this re- 
fers to the destruction of Jerusalem or to the end of 
the world.) 

29. What did he speak to them ? 

To what did he direct -their attention ? 

30. How do the trees show the approach of summer ? 

31. How does our Lord apply this illustration? 
What is here meant by, the kingdom of God is nigh at 

hand? 

82. What does he say of that generation? 

What does this mean? (These things shall begin to 
be fulfilled, or all things relating to Jerusalem shall 
be fulfilled.) 

33. What does he say of heaven and earth? 
What of his words ? 

What is meant by, my words shall not pass away t 

34. To what should they take heed ? 
To what were they exposed ? 

What is meant by, their hearts being overcharged? 
To what event is reference had in the expression, that 
day? 

35. Upon whom should a snare come ? 

What is the meaning of this ? (This time of predicted 
calamity will come upon you unawares, as a snare 
upon a bird.) 



114 QUESTIONS ON LUKE. [Les. 32. 

36. What should they therefore do t 

For what purpose should they do this ? 

What is it to watch? 

What to pray always ? 

What is meant by, that ye may be accounted worthy? 

What by, to stand before the Son of man ? 

37. What did our Lord do in the daytime ? 
What at night ? 

Why did he go out of the city at night ? (To avoid the 
conspiracies which might be formed against his life.) 

38. What did the people do? 



LESSON XXXII. 

THE LAST PASSOVER. 
Chapter xxii, 1-38. 

1. What drew near ? 

By what other name teas it called ? 

Why was it called the feast of unleavened bread? 

Why the Passover ? % 

When was it established, and how was it celebrated? 

2. What did the chief priests and scribes seek to do ? 
Whom did they fear ? 

Whom did they wish to kill? 

Why did their fear of the people restrain them? 

3. Into whom did Satan enter? 

What is meant by, Satan's entering into him ? 
What by, his being of the number of the twelve? 
What lesson may we learn from this, in reference to 
high religious stations ? 

4. What did Judas do ? 

With whom did he commune ? 
For what purpose ? 



Ch. 22.] QUESTIONS ON LUKE. 115 

Who are meant by, the captains ? (Officers of the tem- 
ple.) 

What is meant by, communed with them ? (Consulted 
with them privately.) 

5. How were they affected by this ? 
What did they covenant to do ? 

Why were they glad of this movement of Judas ? 
What is meant by, covenanted f 

6. What did he do and seehf 

Why in the absence of the multitude ? 

7. What day came ? 
What must be hilled ? 

What is here meant by, the day of unleavened bread f 
What by, the passover t (The paschal lamb.) 

8. Whom did he send away ? 

What did he command them to do ? 

9. What did they ash him ? 

10. What did he say in answer ? 

11. What should they say to the good man? 
Who is meant by, the good man of the house? 
What by, the guest-chamber 1 

12. What would he show them ? 
What should they do there ? 

What is meant by, furnished ? (Arranged for the occa- 
sion. Many such rooms were undoubtedly prepared 
to accommodate the great multitudes of strangers 
that resorted to the city upon the occasion of the 
feasts.) 

13. What did Peter and John do? 

14. When the hour was come, what did they do ? 

15. What did Jesus say to them ? 

What is meant by, with desire I have desired? (A He- 

brew T mode of saying, I have earnestly desired.) 
What did he mean by the expression, before I suffer? 

16. What -did he assure them ? 

What is meant by, until it be fulfilled? (Until that be 
accomplished of which the passover was the type. I 

8 



116 • QUESTIONS ON LUKE. [Les. 32. 

will not celebrate another passover with you till your 
deliverance from sin by my death, typified by this 
feast, be accomplished. In the kingdom of God means 
in the Gospel dispensation.) 

17. What did he then take and do ? 
What did he say ? 

18. What would he not dof 

19. What did, he then dof 

What did he say as he distributed the bread t 
What did he mean by saying, this is my body t 

20. When he took the cup, what did he say ? 

What is meant by, this cup is the new testament in my 
blood? (The wine, representing blood, is the symbol 
of the new covenant, by which God grants remission 
of sins, through the sufferings and death of Christ.) 

21. What did he say was with him on the table? 
What is meant by, the hand of him that betrayeth me is 

with me on the table ? (The person who shall betray 
me is with me at the table.) 

22. What does he say of the Son of man? 
Upon whom does he pronounce a woe ? 

What is meant by, the Son of man goeth as it was de- 
termined t 

Why was a woe pronounced upon the man that betrayed 
him? 

23. What inquiry did they maJce among themselves ? 
Was it not an occasion for close self-examination ? 
Ought we not often to examine, candidly and closely, 

our secret thoughts and purposes? 

24. About what was there a strife among them ? 

In view of what expectation, in reference to the king- 
dom of Christ, was this strife for superiority? 

25. What did he say to them ? 

Who are meant by, the kings of the Gentiles ? 
What by, their exercising lordship over them ? 

26. What does he say to them in reference to this ? 
How should the greatest among them be ? 
What does he say of the chief? 

What is the meaning of this ? 



Ch. 22.] QUESTIONS ON LUKE. 117 

27. What question does he aslc them ? 
What does he then say of himself t 

28. What had his disciples done ? 

What is meant by, my temptations? (Trials and suf- 
ferings.) 

29. What did he say he had appointed them ? 

30. What should they be permitted to do ? 
What is the meaning of this ? 

31. What did the Lord say to Simon? 

What is meant by, that he may sift you as wheat ? 

32. What had he done for him ? 
What should he do when converted t 

What is meant by, when thou art converted ? (Or, " when 
thou hast returned," that is, from thy fall, confirm 
thy brethren in a steady adherence to my religion.) 

33. What did Simon say in answer? 

34. What did our Lord say to him ? 

35. What question did he then aslc them ? 
How did they answer him ? 

36. What did he tell them to do now ? 

What does our Lord intend to teach by this ? (The 
first mission was a peaceful one, among hospitable 
friends ; but now our Lord teaches them, in strong 
figurative language, that they were about to enter 
upon a service full of danger, in which they would 
require all their means of self-protection, intending, 
however, under the figure of the sword, only moral 
and spiritual measures.) 

37. What did he say must be accomplished ? 

When was that fulfilled — he was reckoned among trans- 
gressors ? 
Where is this prophecy found? (Isaiah liii, 12.) 
What is meant by, the things concerning me have an end? 
(Will soon be accomplished.) 

38. What did they say ? 

What answer did he give them ? 



118 QUESTIONS ON LUKE. [Les. 33. 

What mistake had they made ? (They supposed he had 
spoken literally in reference to swords. He says, it 
is enough, not they are enough : he did not refer to 
the swords which they presented, but only termina- 
ted the conversation, finding, apparently, that they 
did not fully comprehend his meaning.) 



LESSON XXXHL 

THE BETRAYAL. 
Chapter xxii, 39-71. 

39. Whither did our Lord now go ? 
Who followed him? 

40. When he was at the place, what did he say ? 
What place was this ? (Matt, xxvi, 36.) 

41. How far was he withdrawn from them? 
What did he do ? 

4t2. What did he say ? 

What did he mean by the prayer, remove this cup from 
me? 

43. Who appeared? 
How was he engaged ? 

44. How was our Lord affected at this time ? 
What did he do ? 

What is said of his sweat ? 
What was the occasion of this bitter agony? 
How ought we to be affected by it? 
What may we learn from our Saviour's praying earn- 
estly in his distress? 

45. When he rose up from prayer, how did he find 

his disciples ? 
What is meant by, sleeping for sorrow ? (Exhausted 
with anxiety and sorrow.) 



Ch. 22.] QUESTIONS ON LUKE. 119 

46. What did lie say unto them ? 

47. Who came while he was speaking ? 
Who led the multitude f 

What did he do as he drew near t 

48. What did Jesus say to him ? 

How did he by this kiss betray the Saviour? 

49. What did those about him ash our Lord ? 
Who are meant by, they which were about him ? 

50. What did one of thtm do f 
Which one was this ? 

61. What did Jesus say ? 
What did he do f 

52. To whom did Jesus spealc ? 
What did he say to them? 

53. How had he always exposed himself to them ? 
What had they not done ? 

What did he say of this time f 

What is meant by, this is your hour, and the power of 
darkness t (This is the time in which the power to 
destroy me is granted to yoii, and in which the power 
of darkness, that is, the devil, is permitted to exer- 
cise his rage against me.) 

54. What did they do with Jesus f 
What did Peter do f 

55. Where did they "kindle afire f 
Who sat down with the company ? 

Among whom did Peter sit? (Among the servants 
that had kindled the fire.) 

56. Who beheld him as he sat "by the fire ? 
What did she do f 

What did she then say f 

How did she know him? (John xviii, 16, 17.) 

Whom did she mean by the expression, with him? 

57. What did Peter do and say f 



120 QUESTIONS ON LUKE. [Les. 33. 

68. Who them saw him ? 
What did he say f 
What answer did Peter give him ? 
What did he mean by, thou art also of them ? 

59. What happened about an hour after ? 
What did he mean by calling him a Galilean t 

60. What did Peter say f 

What immediately happened ? 

What ought we to learn from this fall of Peter ? 

61. What did the Lord do ? 
What did Peter remember ? 

62. What did Peter do? 

63. What did the men that held Jesus do? 
What is meant by, mocked him ? 

64. When they had blindfolded him, what did they 

do? i 
What did they aslc him ? 
What is here meant by, prophecy f 

65. What besides did they do ? 

What is meant by, blasphemously spake ? 

66. What was done as soon as it was day ? 

What is here meant by, their council ? (The Sanhedrim.) 

67. What did they aslc him ? 
How did he answer them ? 

What did they mean by the question, art thou the 
Christ ? 

68. What did he say they would not do ? 

What is the meaning of this ? (If I put such a question 
as may show you that I am the Messiah, ye will nei- 
ther answer me nor release me.) 

69. What should the Son of man do hereafter? 
What is meant by, shall sit on the right hand of the power 

of God ? 



Ch. 23.1 QUESTIONS ON LUKE. 121 

70. What did they all then say f 
What did he answer f 

Who are here meant by, all ? 

What was the meaning of his answer ? 

71. What did they then say f 

What had they heard that they esteemed worthy of con- 
demnation ? (That he styled himself the Son of God, 
which they esteemed blasphemy.) 



LESSON XXXIY. 

PILATE AND HEROD. 
Chapter xxiii, 1-25. 

1. What did the multitude do? 
Whither did they lead Jesus f 
Who was Pilate t 

Why did they bring him to Pilate ? 

2. What did they begin to do ? 
What did they say f 

What is meant by, perverting the nation ? 
Did Christ forbid giving tribute to Caesar ? 
Upon what was this false accusation founded? 
Had he styled himself a king f 
Why do they charge this upon him? 

3. What did Pilate asTc him ? 
What did he answer f 
What does this answer mean ? 

4. What did Pilate say to the chief priests and the 

people ? 

5. What effect had this upon them f 
What did they say ? 

What is meant by, stirreth up the people ? 
What by, Jexoryf 



122 QUESTIONS ON LUKE. [Les. 34. 

What idea did they intend to convey to Pilate ? (That 
he was exciting tumults against the government.) 

6. When Pilate heard this what did he ash ? 

7. To whose jurisdiction did he belong ? 
To whom did Pilate send him ? 
Where was Herod at this time ? 

What is meant by, his belonging unto Herod 1 8 jurisdic- 
tion t 

What Herod was this ? (Herod Antipas, who had be- 
headed John the Baptist.) 

8. How was Herod affected by this ? 
Of what had he been desirous f 
Why did he wish to see him ? 
What did he hope to see f 

9. What did Herod do ? 
How did our Lord treat his questions ? 

10. What did the chief priests and scribes do f 
What is meant by, vehemently accused him? 

11. What did Herod and his men do ? 
To whom did he again send him f 
What is meant by, set him at naught f 
Who are meant by, his men of war? 
Why did they array him in this gorgeous robe ? 

12. What happened that same day ? 
What is said of them before ? 
What had probably brought them together ? 

13. Whom did Pilate call together? 

14. What did he say to them ? 

15. Who besides had failed to find fault in him? 
What had they not done unto him ? 

What is meant by, nothing worthy of death is done unto 
him ? 

16. What did he propose to do? 

Why chastise him, if no fault had been found in him? 

17. What must Pilate of necessity do? 
Release one what unto them ? 

What is here meant by, of necessity ? 



Ch. 23.] QUESTIONS ON LUKE. 123 

18. What did the multitude do ? 

Whom did they desire to have released ? 
What is meant by, away with him ? 

19. Why was Baraooas in prison? 

20. What did Pilate desire to do ? 

21. What did they cry out? 

22. What did he say to them the third time ? 
What had he not found in him ? 

What did he again say he could do ? 

23. What effect had this upon the people? 
What did they require ? 

Who finally prevailed ? 

What is meant by, they were instant? 

24. What did Pilate then do ? 

25. Whom did he release f. 
What did he do with Jesus ? 

What is meant by, delivering him to their will t 



LESSON XXXV. 

THE CRUCIFIXION. 
Chapter xxiii, 26-56. 

26. As they led Jesus away, upon whom did they 

lay hold? 
What did they place upon him? 

27. Who followed him? 
How were they affected ? 

28. What did Jesus say to them ? 

Whom did Jesus mean by, the daughters of Jerusalem? 
Why should they iceep for themselves and their children ? 

29. What days did he say were coming ? 
To what days does he refer ? 



124 QUESTIONS ON LUKE. [Les. 35. 

30. What did he say they would do at that time ? 

What is expressed by this language ? 
81. What question did he then ash? 

What is here meant by, the green tree and the dry ? (If 
they do these cruel things to me, a righteous person, 
what will become of those wicked persons among the 
Jews, who are my enemies ?) 

32. Who also were led with him to he put to death ? 

33. Where did they crucify him ? 
How were the malefactors crucified f 

34. What affecting prayer does our Lord now offer ? 
What did they do with his raiment f 
What is meant by, they know not what they do ? 
Was this a sufficient apology for their course ? 
What is meant by, they parted his raiment ? 

35. What is said of the people f 
What did the rulers do ? 
What did they say f 

What did they mean by the expression, he saved < 
What by, let him save himself? 

36. What did the soldiers do f 

37. What did they say to him f 

38. What teas written over him ? 
In what languages f 

What was the superscription ? 
Why was this superscription written in these three lan- 
guages ? 

39. What did one of the malefactors do and say ? 
What is meant by, railed on him ? 

40. What did the other do ? 
What did he say ? 

What is meant by, seeing thou art in the same condemna- 
tion ? 

41. How were they condemned? 
What were they receiving ? 
What does he say of Jesus ? 



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Ch. 23.] QUESTIONS ON LUKE. 125 

42. WJiat request did Tie make of our Lord? 
What does lie mean by, Christ's kingdom ? 
What by the prayer, remember me ? 

43. What did Jesus say to him? 
Where is paradise ? 

44. At what hour was this ? 
What was over the earth ? 
Until what hour ? 

Between what hours, according to our reckoning, was 
this darkness ? 

45. What is said of the sun ? 

What happened to the vail of the temple ? 
What was signified by, the rending of this vail ? 

46. Wliat did Jesus do ? 
What did he say ? 
What then happened ? ' 

What was signified by this loud cry ? 
What is meant by, he gave up the ghost t 

47. What did the centurion do when he saw what 

was done ? 
What was a centurion ? 
Why was he here ? 
What is meant by, glorified God? 
What had occurred to give him this impression of 
Christ? 

48. What did the people do ? 

What was signified by, their smiting their breasts ? 

49. Who besides stood beholding these things ? 
Who are meant by, all his acquaintance? 

50. What is said of Joseph? 

What is meant by, a counsellor ? (A member of the 
Jewish Council or Sanhedrim.) 

51. What had he not done? 
Of what place was he ? 
For what was he waiting ? 

Who are referred to in the words, the counsel and deed 
of them ? 



126 QUESTIONS ON LUKE. [Les. 36. 

Where was Arimathea f 

What is meant by, waited for the kingdom of God? (Ex- 
pected at this time the appearing of the Messiah, and 
secretly in his heart believed that Jesus was he.) 

52. What request did this man make of Pilate? 

53. What did he do to it, and with it f 
What is said of this sepulcher ? 

54. What day was this ? 
What is meant by, the preparation t 

55. What did the women from Galilee do? 

56. What preparation did they then make? 
How did they pass the Sabbath ? 
For what purpose did they prepare these spices ? 



LESSON XXXVI. 

THE RESURRECTION. 

Chapter xxiv, 1-53. 

, When did the women spoken of in the last lesson 
come to the sepulcher ? 
What did they bring with them ? 
What was the first day of the week, according to our 

reckoning ? 
For what purpose were they bringing these spices ? 

, What did they find when they reached the sep- 
ulcher ? 
What stone was this ? 

. What did they then do ? 

What did they fail to find? 
, How were they affected by this ? 

Who at once stood, by them ? 

Who were these two men ? 

What is meant by, shining garments ? 



Ch. 24.] QUESTIONS ON LUKE. 127 

5. How did this sight affect the women ? 
What did they do f 

What question did the men aslc ? 
Why did they bow down their faces? 
What is meant by the question the angels asked ? 

6. What did they say of the Saviour ? 

To what did they call their attention ? 

7. What had Jesus said in Galilee ? 

8. What did the women do ? 

9. Whither did they go ? 

To whom did they tell these things ? 
Who are meant by, the eleven ? 
Who by, all the rest ? 

10. Who were these women? 

11. How did their words seem to the apostles? 
Why were they so distrustful of the words of the wo- 
men? 

12. Who arose ? 
What did he do ? 
What did he behold ? 
What did he then do ? 

13. Where were two of them going that day? 
Two of whom were these ? 

How far, in miles, was Emmaus from Jerusalem ? 

14. About what did they talk ? 
What things are referred to ? 

15. While they communed together, who drew near 

to them? 

1 6. Did they Tcnow him ? 

What is meant by, their eyes were holden t 

17. What did he say to them? 

18. Which one answered our Lord? 
How did he answer him ? 

Who was Oleopas 1 (The husband of the sister of 
Mary, the mother of Jesus. John xix, 25.) 



128 QUESTIONS ON LUKE. [Les. 36. 

19. What did our Lord say ? 
What did they say in answer ? 

What is meant by, mighty in deed and word? 
What by, before God, and all the people ? 

20. What had the chief priests and rulers done ? 

21. What had they trusted? 
How long since this happened ? 

What is meant by, should have redeemed Israel t 

22. What had certain women done ? 

23. What had they not found? 
What had they seen ? 
What had the angels said ? 

24. Who went to the sepulcher ? 
What did they find ? 

25. What did he then say to them ? 
What is the meaning of this ? 

26. What question did he aslc them ? 

What is here meant by, ought not f (Was it not so pre- 
dicted, and therefore to be expected?) 

27. Where did our Lord begin his discourse ? 
What did he do ? 

What is meant by, beginning at Moses f 
What by, he expounded unto them, SfC. ? 

28. As they drew nigh the village, what did he do ? 
Did he intend to deceive them? (It means, that he 

seemed to them as if he were going further : he await- 
ed their invitation to tarry.) 

29. What did they do ? 
What did they say to him ? 
What did he then do ? 

What is meant by, they constrained him ? 

30. What happened as he sat at meat? 

31. What then occurred? 

What became of the Saviour ? 

What is meant by, their eyes were opened ? 

What by, he vanished out of their sight ? 



Ch. 24.] QUESTIONS ON LUKE. 129 

32. What did they say to each other ? 

What is meant by, their hearts burning within them t 
What by, his opening to them the Scriptures ? 

33. What did they dot 
Whom did they find? 

Who are meant by, them that were with them ? 

34. What did they say ? 

Who said this ? (The eleven were saying it.) 

35. What did the two disciples tell? 

36. What happened as they thus spake? 
What did he say unto them ? 

37. How were they affected ? 
What did they suppose ? 

Is it wonderful, after all they had heard, that they 
were thus startled ? 

Could there be anything more startling than the resur- 
rection of a dead man? 

38. What did Jesus say to them ? 

What are here meant by, thoughts ? (Scruples or sus- 
picions.) 

39. To what did he call their attention? 
What did he direct them to do ? 
What did he say of a spirit ? 

40. What did he then do ? 

Why would he specially show his hands and feet? 

41. Hoio were the disciples affected? 
What did he say to them ? 

42. What did they give him ? 

43. What did he then do ? 

44. What did he then say to them ? 

Whatis meant by, these are the words? (This is the 
fulfillment of the words. Jesus had often spoken of 
these events, but the disciples had not understood 
him.) 

What are meant by, Moses, the prophets, and the psalms ? 



130 QUESTIONS ON LUKE. [Les. 36. 

45. What did he then do for them ? 

What, is meant by, opened their understanding f 

46. What did he say to them f 
What is meant by, thus it behooved? 

47. What should he preached in his name ? 
When should this oe preached ? 

What is meant by, the remission of sins ? 
What by, its being preached in his name t 
Why should they begin at Jerusalem ? 

48. What did he say they were f 

Of what things were they witnesses? 

49. What would he send upon them t 
Where should they tarry ? 

What is meant by, the promise of the Father f (The 
presence of the Holy Spirit, promised by God in the 
latter day ; or dispensation of the Gospel. Joel 

What is meant by, their being endued with power from 

on high t 
When was this bestowed ? 

50. Where did he lead them ? 
What did he then do f 
Where was Bethany ? 

51. What occurred while he olessed them ? 

52. What did the disciples then do ? 
Why was it right for them to worship him ? 
Why did they return with joy t 

53. How were they engaged ? 
What is meant by, their being continually in the temple ? 



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